Potential Massachusetts Coastal Desalination Plant Sites, 2006

June 2006 GIS data showing potential or developing locations for desalination plants along the Massachusetts coast. The data are preliminary and speculative, compiled from public media reports, state/federal regulatory filings, local meeting proceedings, and private contractor studies. The dataset was aggregated by SCIOPS and is hosted on the nasa_earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Map potential desalination infrastructure based on reported locations.
• Analyze historical coastal development patterns based on speculative site data.
• Study the regulatory and public discourse landscape for water projects based on source materials.

Strengths

• Data provides a specific temporal snapshot from June 2006.
• Sources are documented as public media, regulatory filings, and local proceedings.
• Geospatial nature allows for mapping and spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Data is explicitly described as preliminary, speculative, and general in nature.
• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown.
• The actual footprint of facilities is not represented, limiting precision.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS

Collection Method

Compiled from public media reports, state/federal regulatory filings, local meeting proceedings, and private contractor studies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of June 2006.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; data is from 2006.

Geography

Massachusetts coast.