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Data Series 683

Energy Map of Southwestern Wyoming, Part A—Coal and Wind

By Laura R.H. Biewick1 and Nicholas R. Jones2

Thumbnail of and link to DS 683 Pamphlet PDF (7 MB)Abstract

To further advance the objectives of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) have compiled Part A of the Energy Map of Southwestern Wyoming. Focusing primarily on electrical power sources, Part A of the energy map is a compilation of both published and previously unpublished coal (including coalbed gas) and wind energy resources data, presented in a Geographic Information System (GIS) data package. Energy maps, data, documentation and spatial data processing capabilities are available in a geodatabase, published map file (pmf), ArcMap document (mxd), Adobe Acrobat PDF map (plate 1) and other digital formats that can be downloaded at the USGS website.

Accompanying the map (plate 1) and the geospatial data are four additional plates that describe the geology, energy resources, and related infrastructure. These tabular plates include coal mine (plate 2), coal field (plate 3), coalbed gas assessment unit (plate 4), and wind farm (plate 5) information with hyperlinks to source publications and data on the internet. The plates can be printed and examined in hardcopy, or accessed digitally. The data represent decades of research by the USGS, WSGS, BLM and others, and can facilitate landscape-level science assessments, and resource management decisionmaking.


1U.S. Geological Survey
2Wyoming State Geological Survey

First posted May 9, 2012

For more information concerning this publication, contact:

USGS Central Energy Resources Science Center
Box 25046, Mail Stop 939
Denver, CO 80225
energy.usgs.gov

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Suggested citation:

Biewick, L.R.H., and Jones, N.R., 2012, Energy map of southwestern Wyoming, Part A—Coal and wind: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 683, 18 p. pamphlet, 5 pls. [Available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/683/].



Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Coal

Wind

Layer Information

Downloadable Data and the Interactive Map

Environmental Quality

Summary

Acknowledgments

References


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