Track Policy
A tiernew this weekA citizen-built interactive map that tracks data center construction and AI legislation worldwide, so you can actually see what's being built in your backyard — and what governments are doing about it.
Kai's verdict
Punches way above its weight for a one-person civic project — genuinely fills a gap that neither Big Tech nor government has bothered to fill. Don't expect enterprise-grade data depth, but for situational awareness on AI infrastructure policy, nothing else is this accessible. (Verdict pending Phi's full review.)
Strengths
- Covers both physical data center locations and related legislation in one place — no other tool combines these two layers
- Auto-updates four times daily by scraping legislation and news, writing AI-generated summaries, and populating a live news feed
- Global scope: every country, US state, and major bloc gets a stance and impact tags based on active bills
- Open-source and community-editable — you can file a GitHub PR or email corrections directly
Weaknesses
- Solo-built passion project with no team behind it — reliability and upkeep depend entirely on one student maintainer
- Data quality is only as good as the public records and news it can scrape; proprietary or local permit data will be patchy
- No API, no data export, no advanced filtering — it's a map, not a dataset
Best for
Journalists, community advocates, policy researchers, and curious residents who want a fast, no-jargon answer to 'what's being built near me and what are lawmakers doing about it.'
Pricing
Free
Fully free, no sign-up required. Open-source repo on GitHub.