Type File Geodatabase Feature Class
These data depict the relative suitability modeling results for BOEM’s Gulf of Maine Call Area. This layer only covers the BOEM Call Area.
The geometric mean of the four submodels (i.e., industry and operations, natural resources, fisheries, and wind) was used to calculate an overall suitability score. The geometric mean was chosen because it grants equal importance to each variable and provides a non-biased weighting of each submodel as they interact with each other (Bovee 1986; Longdill et al. 2008; Silva et al. 2011; Muñoz-Mas et al. 2012). Furthermore, all data layers and submodels had equal weight within the suitability model. The resulting suitability score is reflective of the planning objective to identify Wind Energy Areas. In the Gulf of Maine region, different wind energy opportunities may exist under different objectives or at different scales than considered in this analysis.
NOAA, NCCOS, BOEM
For BOEM Wind Energy Area planning purposes only. This data is solely for use by NCCOS for their marine spatial planning project that they are doing on behalf of BOEM, specific to the Gulf of Maine offshore wind Call Area. NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy, content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services, information, and data made available herein are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning and explicitly not for navigational use.
| West | -70.001476 | East | -67.278986 |
| North | 44.249886 | South | 41.503574 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
NOAA, NCCOS, BOEM
Gulf of Maine
For BOEM Wind Energy Area planning purposes only. This data is solely for use by NCCOS for their marine spatial planning project that they are doing on behalf of BOEM, specific to the Gulf of Maine offshore wind Call Area. NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy, content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services, information, and data made available herein are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning and explicitly not for navigational use.
Created by NCCOS for BOEM
These data depict the relative suitability of the wind submodel implemented within the NCCOS suitability analysis for siting wind energy areas within BOEM’s Gulf of Maine Call Area. This layer only covers the BOEM Call Area.
These data depict the relative suitability of the wind submodel implemented within the NCCOS suitability analysis for siting wind energy areas within BOEM’s Gulf of Maine Call Area. This layer only covers the BOEM Call Area.
These data depict the relative suitability of the wind submodel implemented within the NCCOS suitability analysis for siting wind energy areas within BOEM’s Gulf of Maine Call Area. This layer only covers the BOEM Call Area.
A unitless value from 0 to 1 representing the relative suitability score. Scores closer to zero are relatively less suitable for wind energy, and scores closer to one are relatively more suitable for wind energy.
NCCOS
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
A unitless value from 0 to 1 representing the relative suitability score. Scores closer to zero are relatively less suitable for wind energy, and scores closer to one are relatively more suitable for wind energy.
NCCOS
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.