2. WHY?
• Energy is power that allow residents to maintain post-industrial
lifestyle and it is necessary to maintain the societies in the U.S.
• However, The U.S. relies heavily on nonrenewable fossil fuel
energy which causes climate change, soil, air, and water
pollution.
• In order to secure affordable long-term energy supplies and reduce
energy related pollution, we need to know where we should install
solar panels.
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3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• Recognize the main factors for potentially fruitful solar energy sites
in the U.S.
• Reclassify the factors and analyze the classified factors based on
their influences on the potential sites.
• Represent potentially fruitful solar energy sites in the U.S.
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4. CARTOGRAPHIC MAP
Where do we
install solar
panels?
Elevation
Solar
Radiation
Analysis
Global
Radiation
Reclassify
Potential
Sites
Towns +
Roads
Distance
Analysis
Distance
Land cover
Selection
Available
Lands
NOAA AVHRR
Image
Analysis
Cloud Cover
Water bodies
+ Protected
Areas
Feature
Analysis
Water bodies
+ Protected
Areas
Map Algebra
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