Offshore Wind Turbine Test Field Prototypes in Groningen

A test field for prototype offshore wind turbines established under the Environmental Ordinance of the Province of Groningen. The dataset likely contains geospatial boundaries and imagery for the zone where up to four offshore and one onshore prototype turbines can be installed for certification and research. It is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark license.

Use Cases

• Site suitability analysis for prototype wind turbine testing based on the defined test field boundaries.
• Regulatory compliance mapping based on the rules established in the Environmental Ordinance.
• Visual documentation of test infrastructure based on the available image formats.
• Planning scientific research activities within the designated test area.

Strengths

• Defines a specific test field for up to four offshore and one onshore prototype turbines.
• Originates from an official government ordinance, suggesting regulatory authority.
• Available in multiple geospatial and image formats (WFS, WMS, JPEG).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Established by the Environmental Ordinance of the Province of Groningen.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Province of Groningen, Netherlands.