Photovoltaic power station inverter distribution map

Which data format is used in a PV power station map?

The data format is GeoTIFF while the spatial reference is WGS-84. Meanwhile, only two kinds of values are in the PV power station map, where 0 stands for the non-PV regions while 1 represents the PV power stations.

Are solar photovoltaic map services free?

Map services and data downloaded from the U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database are free and in the public domain.

How is the spatial distribution of China's PV power stations mapped?

The spatial distribution of China's PV power stations in 2020 was mapped based on the GEE platform by including the proposed EPVI to provide real-world data support for further scientific evaluation.

What is the difference between 0 & 1 in a PV power station map?

Meanwhile, only two kinds of values are in the PV power station map, where 0 stands for the non-PV regions while 1 represents the PV power stations. In addition, the provided PV dataset could be loaded into GIS software such as ArcGIS and QIS for data visualization and spatial analysis.

What land is used for PV power stations?

The land used for PV power stations includes gobi (left), grassland (top), water bodies (right), mountain land (bottom), etc. As for PV power station mapping, previous methods mainly focused on field survey and visual inspection, where manual annotation was performed to delineate the locations or boundaries based on the remote sensing imagery.

How many PV power stations are there in the northwest?

Of the 309 PV station clusters (hereafter, PV parks), the top 7% largest ones account for 61% of the total area of PV power stations, indicating that PV power stations in the Northwest tend to be developed in the form of large-scale centralized PV parks.