Decision Support Tools for Siting Wind in the
Great Lakes Region:
Toward a Common Platform
Workshop August 7-8, 2012
Webinar Series April-July, 2012
Hosted by the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative
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Objectives
Webinar Series Objective
The webinars explored existing GIS decision support tools that inform the siting of wind farms.
Workshop Objectives
- Provide a forum for wind stakeholders to share information and experiences in GIS tools development.
- Assess the information needs of state and federal managers, wind energy developers and decision-makers to make informed management and policy decisions on wind energy development.
- Identify and address any overlapping objectives of the current wind GIS efforts in the region.
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of existing GIS tools.
- Discuss how a common regional GIS platform can inform the sustainable siting and planning of wind farms.
Workshop
Date: August 7-8, 2012
Location: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
4840 S. State Rd., Ann Arbor, MI
Agenda: Click here to view the latest agenda.
Registration: Click here to register!
Lodging: Click here for a list of nearby hotels.
Webinar Presentations
1st Webinar - April 24 at 2 pm Eastern (1 pm Central)
- Great Lakes Wind Atlas – Jeff Gosse, USFWS and Co-chair of the GLWC Siting and Mapping Workgroup, Guan Wang and Becky Pearson, Great Lakes Commission
- Michigan Lakebed Alteration Tool – Jason Break, University of Michigan
2nd Webinar - May 8 at 2 pm Eastern (1 pm Central)
- Welcome and introductions – Jeff Gosse, USFWS and Co-chair of the GLWC Siting and Mapping Workgroup
- Ohio Wind Turbine Placement Favorability – Brian George, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
- Vermont Renewable Energy Atlas – Mike Brouillette, Vermont Center for Geographic Information
3rd Webinar - May 15 at 2 pm Eastern (1 pm Central)
- Welcome and introductions – Jeff Gosse, USFWS and Co-chair of the GLWC Siting and Mapping Workgroup
- Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Energy GIS – Patrick Graham
- Poster
4th Webinar - July 23 at 12 pm Eastern (11 am Central)
- Welcome and introductions – Jeff Gosse, USFWS and Co-chair of the GLWC Siting and Mapping Workgroup
- SeaSketch – Evan Thomas Paul and Will McClintock, Marine Science Center, University of California, Santa Barbara
Recorded Webinar
Be a Workshop Sponsor
To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Becky Pearson, Project Manager, Great Lakes Commission, bpearson@glc.org, 734-971-9135
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