Coal Mining Development Potential Index

This global dataset continuously ranks from >0 (minimal) to 1 (highest) all suitable lands at a 1-km resolution for coal mining. These data are derived from the weighted summary of six criteria maps: 1) resource yield potential in tons of coal associated with coal basins, 2) active coal mining density, 3) distance to railways or ports, 4) distance to major roads, 5) electricity accessibility, and 6) distance to coal power plants. Included with these data are: a) the classified version of the continuous DPI, b) the corresponding classified uncertainty dataset, c) detailed sensitivity tables for all criteria used in the analysis, and d) full description of the constraints and criteria used in the analysis with the Analytic Hierarch Process (AHP) pairwise comparison matrix and resulting criteria weights derived from AHP.