Earth Data Explorer

22 datasets across 2 countries

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Focused on France & South Africa

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Existing Solar Sites

Inventory of operational utility-scale and commercial solar PV installations.

Existing Substations

Available substation headroom and connection potential.

Opportunity Sites

Pre-scored candidate parcels matching buildability and bankability criteria.

Erven

Registered urban cadastral plots in South African townships.

Farm Portions

Registered rural cadastral parcels in South Africa.

Land Capability

Classification of South African land by its inherent ability to sustain agricultural production, based on soil, slope, climate, and erosion risk.

Aviation Sensitivity

Exclusion zones around civil aviation infrastructure.

Protected Agriculture

Cadastral parcels classified as high-potential or zoned agricultural land, protected from non-agricultural development under SPLUMA and PDALA.

ZNIEFF Type 1

Small biodiversity hot spots with concentrations of remarkable species or habitats.

ZNIEFF Type 2

Large, ecologically coherent landscapes.

Roads

Road network classification and access routes.

Buildings

Building footprints across France (BD TOPO / IGN) and South Africa (Microsoft dataset).

Water Bodies

Identify flood-exposed zones to anticipate insurance, civil engineering, and permitting risk.

Population Density

Spatial distribution of urban population density.

Slopes

Terrain slope analysis from digital elevation models.

REIPPP

Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme bid windows and allocations.

MRAE

France past renewable energy project decisions from the environmental authority.

PLU

Plan Local d'Urbanisme — French urban development planning zones.

Transmission Lines

High-voltage transmission line routes and capacity.

Solar irradiance

Parcel-level annual solar resource estimates.

Temperature

Temperature data from ECMWF's ERA5 product.

Wind

Wind speed and direction data from ECMWF's ERA5.

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Data explorer for France & South Africa