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Elevation datasets are merely providing height above sea level values across an area. However, to truly unlock the potential of your terrain data, it’s essential to uncover the diverse attributes inherent to your landscape. Our suite of derived products extends beyond elevation models, delivering high-quality terrain attributes guaranteed to be a value-add to the product, your order, and your analysis.
Explore some of our most popular derivatives, available as add-ons to your elevation model, below.
Solar Radiation
Solar Radiation refers to the electromagnetic energy emitted by the sun and received by Earth. Solar Radiation provides insight into the spatial distribution and variability of incoming Solar Radiation, influenced by terrain features such as elevation, slope, and aspect.
Topography plays a crucial role in determining the spatial variability of insolation, influencing the distribution and variability of incoming Solar Radiation. Factors such as elevation, slope, aspect, and shadow patterns contribute to this variability. Solar Radiation provides insight into direct, diffuse, and total Radiation, which is vital for understanding landscape energy dynamics and applications like photovoltaic (PV) installations.
Types of Solar Radiation:
- Direct Radiation is intercepted unimpeded in a direct line from the sun.
- Diffuse Radiation is scattered by atmospheric constituents.
- Total Radiation is the sum of direct and diffuse incoming solar radiation.
- Climate and Weather Modeling: Solar radiation serves as a fundamental input for climate models, weather forecasting, and studying the Earth’s energy budget, influencing global atmospheric circulation patterns and temperature regimes.
- Renewable Energy: Solar radiation data is essential for assessing the potential for solar power generation, optimizing solar energy systems, and determining suitable locations for solar installations, contributing to the transition towards sustainable energy sources.
- Agriculture and Ecology: Solar radiation profoundly impacts plant growth, photosynthesis rates, and ecosystem productivity. It is utilised to model crop yields, determine optimal planting times, and assess the suitability of habitats for different species, crucial for agricultural planning and biodiversity conservation.
- Building Design and Energy Efficiency: Solar radiation analysis aids in designing buildings that maximize natural lighting, heating, and cooling based on solar exposure and shading, enhancing energy efficiency and occupant comfort in built environments.
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