Geothermal Data Gap Analysis Over the Western US

Description

NREL, as part of the Play Fairway Analysis Retrospective, compiled and mapped publicly available geologic and geophysical data in relation to the 2008 USGS geothermal potential analysis. Included in this submission are maps displaying the publicly available data for LIDAR coverage, aeromagnetic coverage, gravity station locations, and geologic map coverage over the Western United States.

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22 Map showing publicly available lidar coverage as of May 2020 in white. Lidar is not available publicly for areas showing the 2008 USGS relative hydrothermal favorability shading. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1278/NREL%20Data%20Gap%20Analysis%20Publicly%20Available%20Lidar%20Coverage.jpg
22 Publicly available aeromagnetic data with line spacings of 1km or less are shown in white. Aeromagnetic data are not available publicly for areas showing the 2008 USGS relative hydrothermal favorability shading. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1278/NREL%20Data%20Gap%20Analysis%20Publicly%20Available%20Aeromagnetic%20Coverage.jpg
22 Gravity stations for most of the western US available publicly from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology are shown over the 2008 USGS relative hydrothermal potential map. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1278/NREL%20Data%20Gap%20Analysis%20Publicly%20Available%20Gravity%20Station%20Coverage.jpg
22 Map showing publicly available geologic mapping at 24k or larger scale as of 2020 in white. Geologic maps at these scales are not available publicly for areas showing the 2008 USGS relative hydrothermal favorability shading. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1278/NREL%20Data%20Gap%20Analysis%20Publicly%20Available%20Geologic%20Map%20Coverage.jpg

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  • data-gap-analysis
  • geophysics
  • coverage
  • geologic
  • geology
  • data-gap
  • aeromagnetic
  • pfa
  • geologic-mapping
  • map
  • lidar
  • usgs
  • gravity-station
  • geothermal
  • energy
  • play-fairway-analysis

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