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8.6 TRANSMISSION ROUTE AND INFORMATION
DATABASES
While many software developer tools are widely available for public usage, tools that
often have commercial uses come with a cost. One extremely useful, but not public,
database available from Platts is the Platts Electric Substation geospatial data layer or
the Platts Transmission geospatial data layer. For the purpose of evaluating the local
transmission and substation infrastructure with respect to a particular region (pres-
ently Platts covers North America and parts of Europe) or project site, this data will
be sufficient for pre-development needs relating ...