Wind Geospatial Data Tools
NREL offers a suite of geospatial data tools to aid in wind energy planning. These include interactive maps and analytical applications that integrate wind resource layers with land ownership, environmental exclusions, and infrastructure data. Tools such as the Wind Prospector allow users to filter locations by wind speed, distance to transmission, land slope, and wildlife constraints, and to export spatial data for further analysis. These tools are used by developers, regulators, and researchers to identify suitable sites, assess permitting challenges, and plan wind projects at scale.
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AB - NREL offers a suite of geospatial data tools to aid in wind energy planning. These include interactive maps and analytical applications that integrate wind resource layers with land ownership, environmental exclusions, and infrastructure data. Tools such as the Wind Prospector allow users to filter locations by wind speed, distance to transmission, land slope, and wildlife constraints, and to export spatial data for further analysis. These tools are used by developers, regulators, and researchers to identify suitable sites, assess permitting challenges, and plan wind projects at scale.
AU - NLR
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Wind energy
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Utility integration
KW - Bulk-system Integration
LA - English
DA - 2025/03/26
PY - 2025
PB - NLR
T1 - Wind Geospatial Data Tools
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/116
ER -
NLR. Wind Geospatial Data Tools. NLR, 26 March, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/116.
NLR. (2025). Wind Geospatial Data Tools. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/116
NLR. Wind Geospatial Data Tools. NLR, March, 26, 2025. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/116
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_116,
title = { Wind Geospatial Data Tools},
author = {NLR},
abstractNote = {NREL offers a suite of geospatial data tools to aid in wind energy planning. These include interactive maps and analytical applications that integrate wind resource layers with land ownership, environmental exclusions, and infrastructure data. Tools such as the Wind Prospector allow users to filter locations by wind speed, distance to transmission, land slope, and wildlife constraints, and to export spatial data for further analysis. These tools are used by developers, regulators, and researchers to identify suitable sites, assess permitting challenges, and plan wind projects at scale.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/116},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/116},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}
}
Details
Data from Mar 26, 2025
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
NLR
Contact
Galen Maclaurin
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