The PRIOR Datasets for Rapid Geospatial Land Eligibility Analyses in Europe

This resource contains the pre-computed land indication datasets (also known as the "Prior" datasets) developed for the preprint "Methodological Framework for Determining the Land Eligibility of Renewable Energy Sources" [1] and evaluated in the publication "Evaluating Land Eligibility Constraints of Renewable Energy Sources in Europe" [2]. Please cite these sources if this data is used in published works. Note that the original sources from which these datasets were processed are also indicated in the README.txt file, which should also be credited.

The main aspects of the Prior datasets are:
1. Each Prior dataset is a raster file covering the European domain (see note N1)
* Spatial reference system is set as "EPSG:3035"
* Spatial resolution is 100 meters
* Datatype is "UInt8"
2. Each dataset represents exactly one geospatial criteria
* Example: "road_proximity" = The distance of each pixel from the nearest roadway
3. Pixel values represent edge indexes, rather than the explicit values themselves
* This was chosen to conserve storage space
* Example: For "road_proximity"...
"Index Value" "Edge Value"
0 = "within 0 meters"
1 = "within 50 meters"
2 = "within 100 meters"
3 = "within 200 meters"
4. Each prior dataset represents a processed view of the fundamental data source, therefore if any of this data is used in a published work the fundamental source should also be cited

View README.txt for more information

The following datasets are available with this resource:
1. agriculture_arable_proximity
2. agriculture_heterogeneous_proximity
3. agriculture_pasture_proximity
4. agriculture_permanent_crop_proximity
5. agriculture_proximity
6. airfield_proximity
7. airport_proximity
8. camping_proximity
9. dni_threshold
10. elevation_threshold
11. ghi_threshold
12. industrial_proximity
13. lake_proximity
14. leisure_proximity
15. mining_proximity
16. ocean_proximity
17. power_line_proximity
18. connection_distance
19. protected_biosphere_proximity
20. protected_bird_proximity
21. protected_habitat_proximity
22. protected_landscape_proximity
23. protected_natural_monument_proximity
24. protected_park_proximity
25. protected_reserve_proximity
26. protected_wilderness_proximity
27. railway_proximity
28. river_proximity
29. roads_main_proximity
30. roads_proximity
31. access_distance
32. roads_secondary_proximity
33. sand_proximity
34. settlement_proximity
35. settlement_urban_proximity
36. slope_north_facing_threshold
37. slope_threshold
38. touristic_proximity
39. waterbody_proximity
40. wetland_proximity
41. windspeed_100m_threshold
42. windspeed_50m_threshold
43. woodland_coniferous_proximity
44. woodland_deciduous_proximity
45. woodland_mixed_proximity
46. woodland_proximity