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  • Energy access
    Power system and utilities
    Transmission and distribution

    Medium-Voltage Distribution (Predictive) Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 7, 2019
    Countries:
    Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda + 1
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    2346
    Facebook has produced a model to help map global medium voltage (MV) grid infrastructure, i.e. the distribution lines which connect high-voltage transmission infrastructure to consumer-serving low-voltage distribution. The data found...
  • Climate
    Environment

    Global - Annual Average Methane Concentration Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 16, 2025
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    436
    This raster maps average atmospheric methane concentrations in 2016. The data used to create it is from the NASA Aqua satellite (specifically the AIRS instrument) that records monthly average atmospheric methane concentrations. AIRS...
  • Energy access

    Madagascar - Distance to Planned Grid Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    223
    The dataset displays the distance in kilometers from the planned electricity grid in Madagascar. The dataset was developed by KTH-dESA based on planned grid lines compiled from information available from Madagascar Office de Regulations...
  • Demographics

    Kenya - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Kenya
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    626
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Physical features

    Benin - Slope Popular

    Last Updated:
    January 11, 2019
    Countries:
    Benin
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    324
    Slope data in degrees for Benin with a 1km x 1km resolution. The dataset was derived by KTH-dESA based on elevation data provided by CIAT (see Jarvis et al. [1]). [1] Jarvis, A., H.I. Reuter, A. Nelson, E. Guevara, 2008, Hole-filled SRTM...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    World - Wind Speed and Power Density GIS Data Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 20, 2020
    Countries:
    Bermuda, Canada, United States
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    1959
    GeoTIFF raster data with worldwide wind speed and wind power density potential. The GIS data stems from the Global Wind Atlas (http://globalwindatlas.info/). This link provides access to the following layers: (1) Wind speed (WS): at 3...
  • Renewable energy
    Wind

    Benin - Annual Wind Speed Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 7, 2024
    Countries:
    Benin
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    443
    Annual average wind speed (m/s) with 1km x 1km resolution. The dataset was obtained from IRENA Global Atlas for Renewable Energy (https://globalatlas.irena.org), which collects the data from the Global Wind Atlas 2.0, a free, web-based...
  • Energy access
    Renewable energy
    Solar

    Global South - Renewable energy share in simulated mini-grids Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean
    Views:
    468
    The data set provides information on the renewable energy share of area-wide mini-grid (PV-battery-diesel) optimizations minimizing LCOE in all countries with a rural electrification rate below 90%. The values are renewable energy in...
  • Renewable energy
    Wind

    Madagascar - Wind Capacity Factor Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    469
    The dataset contains average wind power plant capacity factors in Madagascar, produced by KTH-dESA. The dataset has a 1km x 1km resolution. The capacity factors have been calculated from annual average wind speeds retrieved from IRENA...
  • Energy access

    Madagascar - Distance to Current Grid Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    282
    The dataset displays the distance in kilometers from the existing electricity grid in Madagascar. The dataset was developed by KTH-dESA, based on the Small Hydro GIS Atlas developed by ESMAP (2017) for existing grid data...
  • Renewable energy
    Wind

    Madagascar - Annual Wind Speed Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    642
    Annual average wind speed (m/s) with 1km x 1km resolution. The dataset was obtained from IRENA Global Atlas for Renewable Energy (https://irena.masdar.ac.ae/gallery/#gallery), which collects the data from the Global Wind Atlas 2.0, a...
  • Solar

    Madagascar - Solar Global Horizontal Irradiance Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 30, 2017
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    454
    Annual global horizontal irradiation (kWh/m2). 1 square kilometer resolution. Solar resource data obtained from the Global Solar Atlas, owned by the World Bank Group and provided by Solargis.
  • Physical features

    Madagascar - Slope Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    360
    Slope data in degrees for Madagascar with a 1km x 1km resolution. The dataset was derived by KTH-dESA based on elevation data provided by CIAT (see Jarvis et al. [1]). [1] Jarvis, A., H.I. Reuter, A. Nelson, E. Guevara, 2008, Hole-filled...
  • Demographics

    Mozambique - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Mozambique
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    379
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Demographics
    Energy access

    Madagascar - Settlement Patterns Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    683
    This dataset was developed by KTH-dESA and describes settlement patterns relating to electrification in Madagascar. Using the Open Source Spatial Electrification Tool three attributes have been assigned to the settlements retrieved from...
  • Physical features

    Benin - Elevation Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 7, 2024
    Countries:
    Benin
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    484
    Digital elevation data for Benin from CIATs SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Database v4.1. The original USGS/NASA SRTM data was provided in cells of approximately 90m x 90m, which has been processed to fill no-data cells and aggregated to 1km...
  • Demographics

    Uganda - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Uganda
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    386
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Demographics

    Burkina Faso - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 19, 2017
    Countries:
    Burkina Faso
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    330
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Demographics

    Ivory Coast - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 29, 2017
    Countries:
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    290
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
  • Demographics

    Tanzania - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    463
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and high-...
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