Geospatial Toolkits
NREL developed the Geospatial Toolkit (GsT) — a map-based software application that integrates resource data and geographic information systems (GIS) — for integrated resource assessment. A variety of agencies within countries and global datasets provided country-specific data. For some countries, NREL has developed a HOMER GsT version of the toolkit, which contains all of the features of the standard Geospatial Toolkit and also integrates HOMER, an optimization model for distributed power. For some of the most recent toolkits, NREL created versions of the GsT with different data resolution. The "data lite" versions contain lower-resolution data so users can more quickly run exploratory queries; the "full data" versions contain the high-resolution data, which require more analytical processing time.
NREL also has developed high-resolution resource maps and data products for individual countries using its Geospatial Toolkit. Product pages are available for Afghanistan, Bhutan, Northwest India, and Pakistan.
Funding for toolkits was provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of State (DOS), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Software Guide
Please download the Getting Started Guide (MS Word 994 KB) to help learn the software.
The GsT version, file size, update date, and sources of funding are noted below for each country.
| Country | File Size | Last Updated | Funding Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan -
|
(EXE 59.4 MB) (EXE 40.6 MB) |
July 6, 2007
July 6, 2007 |
USAID USAID |
| Bangladesh - GsT | (EXE 18.5 MB) | September 26, 2005 | UNEP |
| Bhutan - HOMER GsT | (EXE 15.3 MB) | March 15, 2009 | USAID |
| Brazil - GsT | (EXE 45.9 MB) | October 11, 2005 | UNEP, INPE |
| China (Hebei) - GsT | (EXE 15.5 MB) | February 10, 2006 | EPA, UNEP, USDOE |
| El Salvador - GsT | (EXE 24.9 MB) | September 26, 2005 | UNEP |
| Ghana - GsT | (EXE 12.8 MB) | December 12, 2005 | UNEP |
| Guatemala - GsT | (EXE 28.9 MB) | September 26, 2005 | UNEP |
| Honduras - GsT | (EXE 59.9 MB) | September 27, 2005 | UNEP |
| India (Northwest) - HOMER GsT | (EXE 30.6 MB) | March 15, 2009 | USDOE, USDOS |
| Mexico (Oaxaca) - GsT | (EXE 58.3 MB) | September 26, 2005 | USAID, USDOE |
| Nicaragua - GsT | (EXE 39.5 MB) | September 26, 2005 | UNEP |
Pakistan -
|
(EXE 34.8 MB) (EXE 14.6 MB) |
July 6, 2007
July 6, 2007 |
USAID USAID |
Sri Lanka -
|
(EXE 34.1 MB)
(EXE 15.9 MB) |
September 26, 2005
December 1, 2005 |
USAID, UNEP USAID, UNEP |
Contacts
Software technical assistance, comments, or suggestions: Shannon Cowlin, 303-384-7522
