atlantic_coast_90mwindspeed_off

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: AWS Truepower/NREL

Publication_Date: September, 2009

Title: atlantic_coast_90mwindspeed_off

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.nrel.gov/gis/cfm/data/GIS_Data_Technology_Specific/United_States/Wind/High_Resolution/Atlantic_Coast_90m_Windspeed_Offshore_Wind_High_Resolution.zip>

Description:

Abstract:

Annual average offshore wind speed for the Atlantic Coast (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia) at a 90 meter height.

Purpose:

Provide information on the wind resource development potential for the Atalntic Coast (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia).

Supplemental_Information:

The offshore wind speed estimates are a combination of several datasets. Data for Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire were produced by AWS Truepower for offshore mapping projects using their MesoMap system and historical weather data. The offshore wind resource data for Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia were also produced by AWS Truepower, but as part of onshore wind mapping projects. Speed data for these states were interpolated to 90-m height and extrapolated to 50 nautical miles by NREL. All raster datasets had a 200 m spatial resolution with projections including UTM zones 17, 18 and 19, WGS 84. This shapefile was generated from the merged raster datasets and then projected to Geographic Decimal Degrees, datum WGS 84.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: June, 2012

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.533782

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.884980

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.192896

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.328145

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: wind

Theme_Keyword: wind

Theme_Keyword: speed

Theme_Keyword: offshore

Theme_Keyword: resource

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: speed

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: offshore

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: resource

Place:

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Coast

Place_Keyword: Connecticut

Place_Keyword: Delaware

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Maine

Place_Keyword: Maryland

Place_Keyword: New Hampshire

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: New York

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword: 90 m

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

This GIS data was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ("NREL"), which is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). The user is granted the right, without any fee or cost, to use, copy, modify, alter, enhance and distribute this data for any purpose whatsoever, provided that this entire notice appears in all copies of the data. Further, the user of this data agrees to credit NREL in any publications or software that incorporate or use the data.
Access to and use of the GIS data shall further impose the following obligations on the User. The names DOE/NREL may not be used in any advertising or publicity to endorse or promote any product or commercial entity using or incorporating the GIS data unless specific written authorization is obtained from DOE/NREL. The User also understands that DOE/NREL shall not be obligated to provide updates, support, consulting, training or assistance of any kind whatsoever with regard to the use of the GIS data.
THE GIS DATA IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL DOE/NREL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS CLAIM THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCESS OR USE OF THE GIS DATA.
The User acknowledges that access to the GIS data is subject to U.S. Export laws and regulations and any use or transfer of the GIS data must be authorized under those regulations. The User shall not use, distribute, transfer, or transmit GIS data or any products incorporating the GIS data except in compliance with U.S. export regulations. If requested by DOE/NREL, the User agrees to sign written assurances and other export-related documentation as may be required to comply with U.S. export regulations.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Donna Heimiller

Contact_Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Contact_Position: Scientist II (GIS)

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-384-7098

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-275-4675

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: donna.heimiller@nrel.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Process_Date: 20100811

Process_Time: 17135300

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 13046

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: atlantic_coast_90mwindspeed_off

Entity_Type_Definition: 90 m offshore wind speed for the Atlantic Coast

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WPC

Attribute_Definition: binned wind speed * 1000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Speed_90

Attribute_Definition: WPC / 1000

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 7.332

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20111122

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Contact_Person: Steven Haymes

Contact_Position: Scientist II (GIS)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 16253 Denver West Parkway

City: Golden

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80401-3393

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-384-7012

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-384-6901

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: steve.haymes@nrel.gov

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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