Platcha Topographic Mapping for Wind Turbine Site Assessment, 1998

Digital photogrammetric map data of the Platcha region derived from 1:8000 scale aerial photography taken in January 1998. The dataset includes layers for coast, contour, dyke, lakes, spot heights, and topographic lines, polygons, and surfaces. It was collected by the AU_AADC organization to study the site for a potential wind turbine location and was last updated in August 1999.

Use Cases

• Assess terrain suitability for wind turbine placement based on contour and topographic surface data.
• Model hydrological features and drainage for site planning using lake and dyke layers.
• Create elevation models and visualizations for the Platcha region using spot height and contour data.
• Analyze coastal boundaries and landforms for environmental impact studies using the coast layer.

Strengths

• Includes multiple structured data layers (coast, contour, dyke, lakes, spot_ht, topoline, topopoly, toposurf).
• Based on high-resolution 1:8000 scale aerial photography.
• Has a specific, documented purpose for wind energy site assessment.

Limitations

• Last updated 1999-08-28 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

AU_AADC via NASA Earthdata

Collection Method

Derived from January 1998 aerial photography via digital photogrammetry.

Time Range

January 1998

Freshness

1999-08-28 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Platcha region