The document summarizes a workshop on solar atlases for the Mediterranean region. It provides information on: 1) Two European projects, EnerGEO and Endorse, that are developing WEB-GIS applications for solar potential assessment and priority site identification, but the applications are not yet operational. 2) The WEB-GIS interface being developed by Endorse allows users to load and save maps, add layers from external sources, manipulate layers, and launch assessment services. 3) A conceptual CSP-GIS service is described that would allow users to select inclusion and exclusion zones to identify possible concentrating solar power plant sites.

1. Solar Atlas for the Mediterranean Final Workshop
Under the Patronage of His Excellency Alaa Batayneh,
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan
Using the WEB-GIS
Carsten Hoyer-Klick
German Aerospace Center
Date: December 4th, 2012
Venue: Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel - Amman

2. Status of the WEB-GIS Applications
• The WEB-GIS Applications are contributed by two European
Projects: EnerGEO and Endorse
• Unfortunately they are delayed, we have prototypes of the WEB-
GIS but it is not yet operational
• Two main applications are in the preparation
– Assessment of Potentials
– Identification of priority rules

3. The WEB-GIS Interface (Endorse)
Save + load maps, import data from
external sources
Layer selection
Map window
Launch Services

4. Load + Save Maps

5. Add Layers
• Layers from any OGC (Open
Geospatial Consortium)
compatible WMS (Web Mapping
Service) can be added

6. Layer Information
• A pop up windows gives
information about the
maps behind it. The
information is pulled from
the metadata in the
catalog.

7. Layer manipulation
A right click on the layer opens
the context menue
Add and remove the layer
Zoom to layer extend
Adjust visibility and transparency
Start geoprocesses (e.g.
distances to lines, under
development)
Edit Layer properties
Toggle legend

8. Layer manipulation
Some layer will be available for
download

9. Service CSP-GIS
• Service idea,
narrow down
possible sites for
CSP installations

10. Service CSP-GIS
Select Inclusion and Exclusion
• Inclusion and
exclusion zones can
be selected from
the list on the left
• They can be moved
via drag and drop

11. Service CSP-GIS
Select Inclusion and Exclusion
• Inclusion and
exclusion zones
can be selected
from the list on
the left
• They can be
moved via drag
and drop

12. Service CSP-GIS
Select Inclusion and Exclusion
• Summary
information
• Start the
processing on the
server

13. CSP – GIS result

14. EnerGEO User Interface
New tools
• Measurement ruler
• Information picker
• Task browser
• WPS browser
• Site ranking service

15. Asynchronous processing
Task browser
• Geoprocessing
job can be
submitted and
results can be
collected later

16. Discover Web Processing Services
• Connect to OGC
conform Web Processing
Services (e.g. a local
Geoserver on my
laptop).

17. Start the site ranking service

18. Configure Site ranking values
Adjust the weights of
the factors
contributing to the
site ranking
Start the process

19. Sample site ranking for Jordan

20. Site ranking result

21. Point Queries
Query
information from
this point

22. Point Queries
Query different
layers
Query other sources
as Wikipedia,
Reegle, World Bank