Socio-environmental Indices for Potential Microalgae Farm Sites Across the Conterminous United States

Dataset Description This dataset provides customized socio-environmental indices (SIs) for 26,576 potential microalgae farm sites spread across the conterminous United States (CONUS). These sites were identified using the Biomass Assessment Tool (BAT), an advanced spatial modeling framework designed to evaluate open-pond algal biomass production potential at high spatial resolutions. The BAT integrates a variety of biophysical and climatic factors—including land suitability, meteorological conditions, water availability, and microalgae growth parameters—to systematically determine optimal locations for establishing microalgae farms. The SIs were calculated by integrating the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the Environmental Justice Index (EJI) datasets. This dataset supports informed decision-making in sustainable microalgae farming by assessing the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of microalgae farms siting across the CONUS. Content Overview Socio-environmental_indices.zip File Description: This zipped file contains the shapefile containing geospatial point data for all 26,576 potential microalgae farm sites in CONUS. Attribute Table Columns: "fid": Unique identifier for each microalgae farm site. "acres": Farm area (in acres). Percentile rankings for various SIs: "socio_per": Socioeconomic status. "hhs_per": Household composition & disability. "hsing_per": Housing type & transportation. "minor_per": Minority status & language. "envir_per": Environmental burden. "health_per": Health vulnerability. "OSI_per": Overall Status Index (OSI), representing a synthesized percentile ranking of all the indices above. Visualization_maps.zip File Description: A zipped folder containing 7 geospatial maps. Each map visualizes the percentile rankings of the potential microalgae farm sites across CONUS for one of the defined indices from the shapefile.数据集说明 本数据集为分布于美国本土（conterminous United States, CONUS）的26576个潜在微藻养殖场点位提供定制化社会环境指数（Socio-environmental Indices, SIs）。所有点位均通过生物量评估工具（Biomass Assessment Tool, BAT）识别得出，该工具是一套先进的空间建模框架，可在高空间分辨率下评估开放式藻类养殖池的生物量生产潜力。生物量评估工具整合了土地适宜性、气象条件、水资源可获得性、微藻生长参数等多种生物物理与气候因子，以系统筛选微藻养殖场的最优选址。本数据集的社会环境指数通过整合社会脆弱性指数（Social Vulnerability Index, SVI）与环境正义指数（Environmental Justice Index, EJI）数据集计算得到，可通过评估美国本土范围内微藻养殖场选址的社会经济与环境影响，为可持续微藻养殖的科学决策提供支撑。 内容概览 社会环境指数压缩包（Socio-environmental_indices.zip） 文件说明：该压缩包包含shapefile格式文件，存储了美国本土范围内全部26576个潜在微藻养殖场点位的地理空间点数据。 属性表字段： "fid": 每个微藻养殖场点位的唯一标识符。 "acres": 养殖场面积（单位：英亩）。 各类社会环境指数百分位排名： "socio_per": 社会经济状况。 "hhs_per": 家庭构成与残障状况。 "hsing_per": 住房类型与交通可达性。 "minor_per": 少数族裔身份与语言状况。 "envir_per": 环境负担水平。 "health_per": 健康脆弱性。 "OSI_per": 综合状况指数（Overall Status Index, OSI），为上述全部指数的合成百分位排名。 可视化地图压缩包（Visualization_maps.zip） 文件说明：该压缩文件夹包含7份地理空间地图，每份地图分别可视化展示shapefile中定义的某一指数对应的美国本土潜在微藻养殖场点位的百分位排名情况。