Case study:
Modelling site suitability for wind farms
Details of the case study
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this project you will have increased your IT Skills Base
and:
applied data downloading skills
applied data collation skills
demonstrated an understanding of
digital map data & OS grid knowledge
demonstrated an understanding of
wind speed modelling
demonstrated an understanding of
GIS analysis
used project management skills
Source of OS data used: Digimap,
OS
Other data sources used: Department
of Trade and Industry (DETR) wind speed database (ETSU NOABL) available
to download from: http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/windspeed/
OS datasets:
Meridian™2, Strategi®, Land-Form
PANORAMA™ and Profile
Digimap Data for 4 Meridian™2
tiles (20 X 20km)
Digimap Data for 2 broadly coterminous
Land-Form PANORAMA™ tiles (20 X 20 km)
Software:
ArcView v3.2
DETR ETSU NOABL programme
Excel or any other basic spreadsheet package
Viewers/plugins required: None
Other requirements:
Some basic understanding of ArcView
Some basic understanding of the UK National Grid (though
this can be incorporated as part of the learning in the Case Study)
Possible request to OS for selected Profile Tiles
(2-3)
Other materials:
DISK/CD-ROM with Base Files and Wind Speed Programme
Case Study Training Manual (Context, Procedures, Assessment
requirements)
Ward Boundary Map of the South-East Region. (supplied)
Map of SSSI's in the South East (supplied)
Support: Can be mostly run by one
member of staff and self-supporting material
