Wind and GIS

Sunday March 30th 2008
Filed Under Climatology, Link Library 

Find resources for the application of GIS in wind mapping, analysis and modeling. Find data, software applications and tools related to wind.

Geographic Information Systems in Support of Wind Energy Activities at NREL
The methodology used to make a wind-potential ranking map is described in this 2001 report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

MesoWest Surface Weather Maps
Dynamic map server of weather conditions around the United States. Pick from the drop down window to set the region and to set the type of weather data.

Minnesota GIS Wind Data
GIS data for 30, 80 and 100 meter wind speeds.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Geospatial Toolkit
NREL offers the Geospatial Toolkit, “a map-based software application with predefined queries that can be used for decision-making and policy analysis in addition to planning for future renewable energy projects.” Also available for downloading (after filling out a form) is wind speed data.

National Weather Data – GIS Sets
Range of weather related GIS datasets available including Watch Warning Advisories, precipitation estimates and NEXRAD radar imagery.

National Weather Service – National Hurricane Center
Instructional page for downloading and working with tropical cyclone wind probability speeds in GIS.

Oklahoma Wind Map Products
Web page at the Oklahoma Wind Power Assessment describing the efforts to map the wind power resources of Oklahoma. Includes links to tutorials on calculating wind characteristics.

Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States
Online copy with hyperlinked pages to the volume. List of viewable maps of the United States. Created by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, October 1986.

WINFO – GIS for Wind Energy
Interactive map from Meteotest, a Swiss web site. Query, zoom and pan the map for wind speeds around Switzerland.

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    One Response to “Wind and GIS”

    1. Imran Ahmed on December 27th, 2007 11:32 am

      Global Mapper is become very important GIS tool for Windfarm planning,its supports various format, easy to use, & low price. We can do spatial analysis, fast geoprocessing, viewshede analysis, fast contour extrapolation by using SRTM data. Computerize site selection, Strong GPS data analysis,.

      Imran Ahmed
      GIS Analyst-Wind Energy Development

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