Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains terrain elevation above sea level (ELE) in [m a.s.l.] covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The resolution (pixel size) of solar resource data (GHI, DIF, GTI, DNI) is 9 arcsec (nominally 250 m), PVOUT and TEMP 30 arcsec (nominally 1 km) and OPTA 2 arcmin (nominally 4 km).

The data is hyperlinked under 'resources' with the following characeristics:
ELE - GISdata (GeoTIFF)
Data format: GEOTIFF
File size : 826.8 MB

There are two temporal representation of solar resource and PVOUT data available:
• Longterm yearly/monthly average of daily totals (LTAym_AvgDailyTotals)
• Longterm average of yearly/monthly totals (LTAym_YearlyMonthlyTotals)

Both type of data are equivalent, you can select the summarization of your preference. The relation between datasets is described by simple equations:
• LTAy_YearlyTotals = LTAy_DailyTotals * 365.25
• LTAy_MonthlyTotals = LTAy_DailyTotals * Number_of_Days_In_The_Month

*For individual country or regional data downloads please see: https://globalsolaratlas.info/download (use the drop-down menu to select country or region of interest)
*For data provided in AAIGrid please see: https://globalsolaratlas.info/download/world.

For more information and terms of use, please, read metadata, provided in PDF and XML format for each data layer in a download file. For other data formats, resolution or time aggregation, please, visit Solargis website. Data can be used for visualization, further processing, and geo-analysis in all mainstream GIS software with raster data processing capabilities (such as open source QGIS, commercial ESRI ArcGIS products and others).

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Type:

Geospatial

Languages Supported:

English

Time Periods:

April, 2020

Publication Place:

https://globalsolaratlas.info/

Economy Coverage:

Economy Coverage not specified

GP & CCSAs:

Energy & Extractives

Number of Economies:

234

Version Description:

This dataset is based on the GSA 2.2 release solar model for ELE

Subtitle:

Global Solar Atlas

Geographical Coverage:

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

Northern Mariana Islands

Europe & Central Asia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Latin America & Caribbean

British Virgin Islands

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

St. Barthélemy

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Martin (French part)

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

Uruguay

Venezuela, RB

Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Middle East & North Africa

Central African Republic

São Tomé and Principe

Data Classification of a Dataset:

Public

WB Project ID:

P1611330

Source Type:

Research and Think Tanks

IEE

Programatic Region:

East Asia & Pacific

Europe & Central Asia

Latin America & Caribbean

Middle East & North Africa

Last Updated Date:

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Organization:

SOLARGIS

Group:

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Version Notes:

This dataset is based on the GSA 2.2 release solar model for ELE

Statistical Concept and Methodology:

Please see GSA website for more information on methodology of dataset: https://globalsolaratlas.info/support/data-outputs

Citation Text:

Data obtained from the “Global Solar Atlas 2.0, a free, web-based application is developed and operated by the company Solargis s.r.o. on behalf of the World Bank Group, utilizing Solargis data, with funding provided by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). For additional information: https://globalsolaratlas.info

Modified date:

18565

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

Primary Dataset:

Yes

Source:

https://globalsolaratlas.info/

Funding Name, Abbreviation, Role:

This work is partly funded by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a multi-donor trust fund administered by The World Bank and supported by 13 official bilateral donors. The World Bank Group has selected Solargis as its global provider of solar data and related solar energy assessment services. This Global Solar Atlas has been prepared by Solargis under a contract to The World Bank, based on a solar resource database that they own and maintain.

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