How does the Small windExplorer map and data differ from the former map published by AWS Truepower and hosted on the Wind Resource Explorer?
In 2003, AWS Truepower created a public wind map for New York State, hosted on the Wind Resource Explorer application. The new map, available on the Small windExplorer application, was created and validated in 2009. This map is more accurate because it has been subjected to an error-correction procedure using a larger number of observation stations having greater geographic diversity and accuracy. According to our best estimates, this procedure has eliminated almost all bias between the map and observations and has reduced the standard error from a typical range of 0.5-0.7 m/s to 0.35 m/s (1.1-1.6 mph to 0.8 mph) In addition, the data has been interpolated to hub heights that are more useful for the small wind industry including 24.4, 30.5, and 36.6 meters (80, 100, and 120 feet) as opposed to the previous heights at 30, 50, 70 and 100 meters (98, 164, 230, 328 feet) above ground level. For information at 60 meters or above, maps and data can be accessed via windNavigator® at a 2.5 km
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