Unconventional Oil Development Potential Index

This global dataset continuously ranks from >0 (minimal) to 1 (highest) all suitable lands at a 1-km resolution for unconventional gas development. These data are derived from the weighted summary of five criteria maps: 1) resource yield potential in barrels of oil equivalent identified by prospective areas of technically recoverable unconventional gas, 2) distance from existing oil and gas development, 3) distance to major roads, 4) electricity accessibility, and 5) distance to railways or ports. 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.