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A solar map of Tasmania
We propose a project that will result in a ‘Solar Resource Map’ of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. This is intended as a prototype to prove the project’s feasibility, after which it could be deployed in mainland Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, or indeed any place where the local climate is highly variable. The technique is expected to be especially useful in locations of temperate latitude (outside the tropics 23.5°N/S) where Sun altitude is low in winter. For example, Hobart in Australia is at approximately latitude 42.9°S; Seoul in South Korea is at approximately latitude 37.6°N. It would also be useful in areas with mountainous terrain, variable weather, and micro-climates. The function of a solar resource map is to be a statistical and reliable guide for deriving expectations of solar energy output at any relevant location with whatever orientation or activity, based on a simplified model of insolation. It would also enable analysis of the efficiency of sustainable energy activities. This is a project involving Big Data, crowdsourcing, and visualization.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the Autumn Conference of the Korean Institute of Smart MediaPagination
323-324ISSN
2287-4348Department/School
School of Information and Communication TechnologyEvent title
Kwangiu Autumn Conference of the Korean Institute of Smart MediaEvent Venue
KwangiuDate of Event (Start Date)
2016-10-28Date of Event (End Date)
2016-10-29Rights statement
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