Global Development Potential Indices

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Project Citation: 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Global Development Potential Indices. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E239963V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Global Development Potential Indices
Summary:  View help for Summary The Global Development Potential Indices (DPIs) data set contains thirteen sector-level DPIs for sectors related to renewable energy (concentrated solar power, photovoltaic solar, wind, hydropower), fossil fuels (coal, conventional and unconventional oil and gas), mining (metallic, non-metallic), and agriculture (crop, biofuels expansion). The DPI for each sector represents land suitability that accounts for both resource potential and development feasibility. Each DPI is a 1-km spatially-explicit, global land suitability map that has been validated using locations of current and planned development, and examined for uncertainty and sensitivity. The DPIs can be used to identify lands with current favorable economic and physical conditions for individual sector expansion and assist in planning for sector and cumulative development across the globe.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3550189999-ESDIS.html

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms renewable energy; mining; agriculture; economic development
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Global
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2016 – 12/31/2016
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Downloaded 2025-11-10


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