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Trevor at 11:14, 24 September 2021

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Trevor: /* DTI on-shore wind speed database */

2020-10-08T15:04:40Z

‎DTI on-shore wind speed database

Trevor: /* DTI wind speed database */

2020-10-08T15:00:42Z

‎DTI wind speed database

Trevor: /* DTI wind speed database */

2020-10-08T14:46:33Z

‎DTI wind speed database

Trevor at 14:44, 8 October 2020

2020-10-08T14:44:50Z

Trevor at 14:42, 8 October 2020

2020-10-08T14:42:47Z

Trevor: /* DTI wind speed database */

2020-10-08T14:39:28Z

‎DTI wind speed database

Trevor at 14:30, 8 October 2020

2020-10-08T14:30:32Z

Trevor: /* DTI wind speed database */

2020-10-08T14:16:34Z

‎DTI wind speed database

Trevor: Created page with "=DTI wind speed database= Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK"

2020-10-08T13:57:56Z

Created page with "=DTI wind speed database= Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK"

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=DTI wind speed database=

Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK

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-=DTI on-shore wind speed database=
+Fluke commentary tends to focus on issues at the national rather than international level. If I lived in - say - Morocco, I would be considerably more excited about the potential of solar PV. But ''for the UK,'' wind power
-Previously the DTI published a database of average on-shore wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level (AGL) for every square kilometre across the UK. Despite the obvious usefulness of this data, the project was discontinued and the website archived, some of the links are now broken and there is no guarantee this archived material will be retained. At the time the DT website was live, the data files were freely available - and as a public service Fluke is making these files available now:
+== On-shore wind generation ==
-* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original DTI ASC files]
+==DTI on-shore wind speed database==
-Although the data files have a *.asc extension they are '''NOT''' [http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisengine/java/GP_ToolRef/spatial_analyst_tools/esri_ascii_raster_format.htm ESRI compliant] rather they are simply readable plain text 'ascii' files. Fluke carried out some original work to convert the data files from the proprietary DTI format to ESRI-compliant ASC files which '''should''' be suitable for GIS software (they have been successfully tested with Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019)
+This data set is now moved to [[On-shore wind database]]

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 =DTI on-shore wind speed database=
-Previously the DTI published a database of average on-shore wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre across the UK. Despite the obvious usefulness of this data, the project was discontinued and the website archived, some of the links are now broken and there is no guarantee this archived material will be retained. At the time the DT website was live, the data files were freely available - and as a public service Fluke is making these files available now:
+Previously the DTI published a database of average on-shore wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level (AGL) for every square kilometre across the UK. Despite the obvious usefulness of this data, the project was discontinued and the website archived, some of the links are now broken and there is no guarantee this archived material will be retained. At the time the DT website was live, the data files were freely available - and as a public service Fluke is making these files available now:
 * [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original DTI ASC files]
 * [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-and-program.zip Original DTI ASC files plus DTI software]
-Although the data files have a *.asc extension they are '''NOT''' [http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisengine/java/GP_ToolRef/spatial_analyst_tools/esri_ascii_raster_format.htm ESRI compliant] rather they are simply readable plain text 'ascii' files. Fluke carried out some original work to convert the data files from the proprietary DTI format to ESRI-compliant ASC files which '''should''' be suitable for GIS software (they have been successfully tested with Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019
+Although the data files have a *.asc extension they are '''NOT''' [http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisengine/java/GP_ToolRef/spatial_analyst_tools/esri_ascii_raster_format.htm ESRI compliant] rather they are simply readable plain text 'ascii' files. Fluke carried out some original work to convert the data files from the proprietary DTI format to ESRI-compliant ASC files which '''should''' be suitable for GIS software (they have been successfully tested with Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019)
 * [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed10.asc 10 metres above ground level wind speed]

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-=DTI wind speed database=
+=DTI on-shore wind speed database=
-Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK. The project was discontinued and the website archived, some of the links are now broken. At the time the data files were freely available and as a public service Fluke is making these files available now:
+Previously the DTI published a database of average on-shore wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre across the UK. Despite the obvious usefulness of this data, the project was discontinued and the website archived, some of the links are now broken and there is no guarantee this archived material will be retained. At the time the DT website was live, the data files were freely available - and as a public service Fluke is making these files available now:
-* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original ASC files]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original DTI ASC files]
-* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-and-program.zip Original ASC files plus DTI software]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-and-program.zip Original DTI ASC files plus DTI software]
 Although the data files have a *.asc extension they are '''NOT''' [http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisengine/java/GP_ToolRef/spatial_analyst_tools/esri_ascii_raster_format.htm ESRI compliant] rather they are simply readable plain text 'ascii' files. Fluke carried out some original work to convert the data files from the proprietary DTI format to ESRI-compliant ASC files which '''should''' be suitable for GIS software (they have been successfully tested with Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019
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 * [[Media:UK_onshore_windmap.pdf|UK average windspeed map]]
 * [[Media:ARCHIVED_CONTENT_Windspeed_Database_-_DTI.pdf |Archive copy of the DTI webpage. Includes references]]

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	* [[Media:UK_onshore_windmap.pdf\|UK average windspeed map]]		* [[Media:UK_onshore_windmap.pdf\|UK average windspeed map]]
−	* [[Media:~~UK_onshore_windmap~~.pdf\|~~UK average windspeed map~~]]	+	* [[Media:ARCHIVED_CONTENT_Windspeed_Database_-_DTI.pdf \|Archive copy of the DTI webpage. Includes references]]

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 Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK. The project was discontinued and the website archived, some of the links are now broken. At the time the data files were freely available and as a public service Fluke is making these files available now:
-[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original ASC files]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original ASC files]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-and-program.zip Original ASC files plus DTI software]
 Although the data files have a *.asc extension they are '''NOT''' [http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisengine/java/GP_ToolRef/spatial_analyst_tools/esri_ascii_raster_format.htm ESRI compliant] rather they are simply readable plain text 'ascii' files. Fluke carried out some original work to convert the data files from the proprietary DTI format to ESRI-compliant ASC files which '''should''' be suitable for GIS software (they have been successfully tested with Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019
-[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed10.asc 10 metres above ground level wind speed]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed10.asc 10 metres above ground level wind speed]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed25.asc 25 metres above ground level wind speed]
-[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed25.asc 25 metres above ground level wind speed]
+* [http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed45.asc 45 metres above ground level wind speed]
 For readers without GIS software interested in viewing the data, Fluke has produced a three page pdf showing a map of the UK colour-coded according to wind speed
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 Key: 1-3 m/s = dark grey; 3-6 m/s dull red; 6-7 m/s red; 7+ m/s yellow
 * [[Media:UK_onshore_windmap.pdf|UK average windspeed map]]

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	[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed45.asc 45 metres above ground level wind speed]		[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed45.asc 45 metres above ground level wind speed]
		+
		+	For readers without GIS software interested in viewing the data, Fluke has produced a three page pdf showing a map of the UK colour-coded according to wind speed
		+	Index: Page 1 = 10m AGL; Page 2 = 25m AGL; Page 3 = 45m AGL;
		+	Key: 1-3 m/s = dark grey; 3-6 m/s dull red; 6-7 m/s red; 7+ m/s yellow

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:16, 8 October 2020
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	Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK		Previously the DTI published a database of average wind speeds at 10, 25 and 45 metres above ground level for every square kilometre of the UK
		+
		+	[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-only.zip Original ASC files]
		+	[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/database-and-program.zip Original ASC files plus DTI software]
		+	Fluke carried out some original work to convert these data files from the proprietary DTI format to ESRI-compliant ASC files which should be suitable for GIS software (they have been successfully tested with Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019
		+	[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed10.asc 10 metres above ground level wind speed]
		+	[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed25.asc 25 metres above ground level wind speed]
		+	[http://windgod.fluke.org.uk/ESRISpeed45.asc 45 metres above ground level wind speed]