North Sea Wind Turbine Gridded Data at Three Resolutions, 2015-2016

Gridded data representing the estimated proportion of grid cells occupied by wind turbine structures in the North Sea region for 2015-2016. Data were produced at three spatial resolutions: 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 decimal degrees. The dataset was derived as model inputs for the Cefas COSM and EcoConnect projects under the INSITE programme.

Use Cases

• Modeling the spatial footprint of offshore wind farms based on gridded proportion data.
• Assessing potential ecological impacts of man-made structures in the North Sea based on the dataset's stated purpose.
• Integrating infrastructure data into marine ecosystem models based on the derived model inputs.
• Analyzing the density and distribution of wind energy infrastructure across different spatial scales based on the three available resolutions.

Strengths

• Data is provided at three distinct spatial resolutions (0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 decimal degrees).
• Covers a specific, relevant geographic area (the North Sea) and time period (2015-2016).
• Derived for specific research projects (COSM and EcoConnect) under the INSITE programme, suggesting a defined purpose.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service (via eu_open_data platform).

Collection Method

Derived as model inputs for Cefas projects; original source method is not specified.

Time Range

2015-2016

Freshness

Data covers 2015-2016; last update date is unknown.

Geography

North Sea