Data

Find below an overview of some of the data-sets i have used and gained experience as a data scientist.¹

Geo Spatial Data Experience

• Digital Elevation model of South Africa

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)

  • Extracted and used to evaluate various temperature interpolation models for Eskom Transmission losses. (Eskom Research)

    • Including Kriging, IDW and MLR

• Spatial LSM of South Africa

  • Used and linked to develop building density estimates in South Africa for electricity network planning. (GLF)

  • Afriscope Spatial LSM Spatial Data

• Electrical distribution network lines spatial layers.

• Eskom SPOT5 building count

  

Weather Models

• GFS Global Circulation Model

  • Hourly week ahead forecast of a stack of meteorological weather parameters.

• ERA5 Reanalysis Data

  • Hourly historic wind speed a wind turbine hub level.

• Climate Change Models

  • Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP)

Time Series Data

• Historic Southern African Power Pool Data

  • DAM (Day Ahead Market) Price/Volume

  • Weekly Forward Market Price/Volume

• Hourly Integrated Electricity Metering Data (MV90)

Long Term Planning Data

• SAPP pool plan data

• South African IRP5

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Footnotes

1. This page was created by me with Quarto https://quarto.org/