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  • Environment

    Global cyclone hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    125
    Tropical Cyclonic Wind and Storm Surge hazard The tropical cyclonic strong wind and storm surge model use information from 2594 historical tropical cyclones, topography, terrain roughness, and bathymetry. The historical tropical cyclones...
  • Climate
    Environment

    World Sea-Level Rise Dataset Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 25, 2023
    Countries:
    Angola, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Benin, Bangladesh + 74
    Views:
    528
    Sea-level rise (SLR) due to climate change is a serious global threat: The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions and associated global warming could well promote SLR of 1m in this century,...
  • Solar

    World - Direct Normal Irradiation (DNI) GIS Data, (Global Solar Atlas) Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    894
    Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains direct normal irradiation (DNI) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The resolution...
  • Climate

    Global landslide hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 16, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    126
    The global Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness (LHASA) model is developed to provide situational awareness of landslide hazards for a wide range of users. Precipitation is a common trigger of landslides. The GPM...
  • Climate
    Solar

    World - Air Temperature at 2m Above Ground Level (TEMP) GIS Data, (Global Sol... Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    1162
    Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains air temperature at 2m above ground level in °C covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...
  • Transmission and distribution

    Derived map of global electricity transmission and distribution lines Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 13, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    2973
    Overview: Global results from gridfinder model, produced by ESMAP based on joint work with Facebook and others. Uses night-time lights, road networks and existing grid network data to predict the location of transmission and distribution...
  • Environment

    Global coastal flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    267
    Muis et al Coastal Flood datasets These datasets present the first global reanalysis of storm surges and extreme sea levels (GTSR data set) based on hydrodynamic modelling. GTSR covers the entire world’s coastline and consists of time...
  • Climate

    Global drought hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 16, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    138
    In this study we used daily run-off fields (0.5º x 0.5º) from the global hydrological model PCR-GLOBWB to calculate yearly water availability (van Beek et al., 2011; Wada et al., 2014). PCR-GLOBWB was forced using bias-corrected...
  • Environment

    Global volcanic ash hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    104
    This dataset contains Volcanic Hazard Level for proximal volcanic hazards (e.g., pyroclastic flows, lahars, lava). Volcanic Hazard Level is derived from the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program (GVP) volcano dataset, GVP...
  • Energy access
    Power system and utilities
    Transmission and distribution

    UAE - Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    June 29, 2020
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Regions:
    Middle East and North Africa
    Views:
    279
    Main nodes and major lines of the electricity transmission network of the united Arab Emirates. Interconnection lines with neighboring countries included. The properties for nodes are "name" and "node type" (city, town, plant, dam...)....
  • Solar

    World - Global Irradiation for Optimally Tilted Surfaces (GTI) GIS Data, (Gl... Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    547
    Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains global irradiation for optimally tilted surfaces (GTI) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference...
  • Environment

    Global river flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    158
    Fluvial flood inundation layers from the GLOFRIS global flood model. Flood inundation maps were provided for 8 return periods between 5yr and 1000yr. The unit of the data is inundation depth in meters. The data resolution is 30 arc...
  • Solar

    Global Photovoltaic Power Potential by Country Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    1760
    This dataset contains the GIS data used in the report, "Global Photovoltaic Power Potential by Country" generated by Solargis (https://solargis.com), with funding provided by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The...
  • Climate
    Environment

    Global drought hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 25, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    109
    Water scarcity conditions are expressed in this study by means of the Water Crowding Index (WCI), i.e. the annual water availability per capita (Falkenmark, 1986; 2013). Due to its ease in use and its simplicity in understanding, the WCI...
  • Energy access
    Power system and utilities
    Transmission and distribution

    MENA - Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 13, 2020
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq + 11
    Regions:
    Middle East and North Africa
    Views:
    358
    Main nodes and major lines of the electricity transmission network of the MENA region. Interconnection lines with countries outside of the region included. The properties for nodes are "name" and "node type" (city, town, plant, dam...)....
  • Economics and prices
    Extractive industries
    Renewable energy

    MENA - Energy Indicators Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq + 12
    Regions:
    Middle East and North Africa
    Views:
    487
    Various indicators for MENA countries to get an overview of the countries energy and economic profiles. The indicators are organized in 6 categories: economic indicators, energy indicators, oil indicators, gas indicators, electricity...
  • Solar

    World - Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) GIS Data, (Global Solar Atlas) Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    1497
    Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains global horizontal irradiation (GHI) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...
  • Solar

    World - Optimum Tilt to Maximize Yearly Yield (OPTA) GIS Data, (Global Solar ... Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    486
    Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains optimum tilt to maximize yearly yield in (°) covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...
  • Solar

    World - Diffuse Horizontal Irradiation (DIF) GIS Data, (Global Solar Atlas) Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 28, 2023
    Countries:
    Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Anguilla, Albania + 209
    Views:
    542
    Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains diffuse horizontal irradiation (DIF) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...
  • Climate
    Environment

    Global river flood hazard Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 25, 2023
    Countries:
    United Arab Emirates
    Views:
    633
    Riverine flood hazard: The GAR 15 global flood hazard assessment uses a probabilistic approach for modelling riverine flood major river basins around the globe. The main steps in this methodology consists of: Compiling a global database...
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