Distances from Oil and Gas Infrastructure to Protected Area Borders

A 9.5 KB Excel dataset calculating the shortest linear distance from oil and gas wells and pipelines to the borders of Protected Areas (PAs) and Indigenous Protected Lands (IPLs). The dataset was authored by Daniele Codato and last updated on April 22, 2026. Its specific geographic and temporal coverage is not detailed in the provided metadata.

Use Cases

• Assessing environmental risk exposure for protected areas based on proximity to energy infrastructure.
• Modeling potential conflict zones between industrial development and conservation lands.
• Supporting spatial planning and regulatory compliance reviews for energy projects.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• File size is small (9.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Daniele Codato via figshare

Collection Method

Likely derived from geospatial analysis of infrastructure and protected area boundary data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:22:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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