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HelioClim-3 maps in real time - on-demand - available for download - France maps of anomalies
HelioClim-3 Maps in real time 
(Prices on request)
We provide an access in real time of the area of your choice. HC3 maps in real time provides 15 min Global Horizontal Irradiation bitmap Maps or Ultra-violet Maps in TIFF format in real time (h-15 min) on a given area, and during daylight time from 3:00 TU to 20:45 UT. The price depends on the area covered by the map.
For more detail, please refer to the description of the Map service.
Maps provided ON-DEMAND (Prices on request) Options - Info When you wish to order such a map, please specify the following elements: - Database: HelioClim-3 version 5
- Provided format: 16 bits GeoTIFF, [option: 8 bits version compatible with Google Earth]
- Specify: Global Horizontal (GHI), Diffuse Horizontal (DHI), Direct Normal (DNI), Global Normal (GNI) or global Tilted Irradiation (GTI) maps
- Specify: Yearly and monthly averages, monthly maps, ...
- Specify: Calibrated maps (or not) using ground station measurement(s)
- Specify: taking into account (or not) the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM)
- Leadtime: approx. 1-2 weeks
HelioClim-3 coverage available for map creation => |  Yearly Global Irradiation on Horizontal Plane (GHI) for the year 2010 - Projection Meteosat
© Transvalor S.A., March 2011, HelioClim-3v3  
Idem - Projection WGS84
© Transvalor S.A., March 2011, HelioClim-3v3 |
Available for immediate download (for free)
| Country | Download | Credits | More Info | Last update |
| | | | | |
| Algeria | |  |  | Oct. 2015 |
| Egypt | | | | Oct. 2015 |
| France (+Corsica) | | ARMINES / MINES ParisTech / Transvalor - www.SoDa-pro.com - Jan. 2015 | | Jan. 2017 |
| Lybia | | | | Dec. 2015 |
| Mauritania | | | | Oct. 2015 |
| "Middle East": Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine National Authority | | | | Dec. 2015 |
| Madagascar | | copyright European Commission - Mines ParisTech / Armines 2005. | | |
| Moldova | | ARMINES / MINES ParisTech / Transvalor - www.soda-pro.com - Jan. 2016 | | Jan. 2016 |
| Morocco | | | | Oct. 2015 |
| Namibia | | ARMINES / MINES ParisTech / Transvalor - www.SoDa-pro.com - Jan. 2015 | - Shapefile of borders
- Localization of the Meteosat pixels
- raster mask: [min_lon, min_lat, max_lon, max_lat, nb_lon, nb_lat]=[16,-36,34,-21,2160,1800]
| Jan. 2015 |
| Nigeria | 
Click on the image to magnify (jpeg) | Yearly average of daily sums of global horizontal irradiation in kWh/m², HelioClim-1 . PVGIS data, averaged over 1985-2004. From satellite imagery | | PVGIS copyright European Commission 2002-2006 and HelioClim-1 copyright Mines ParisTech / Armines 2001-2006. | - | Nov. 2016 |
| South Africa | ZAF_adm0.zip
southafrica_MSG_centers.zip
mask-south-africa.zip | ARMINES / MINES ParisTech / Transvalor - www.SoDa-pro.com - Jan. 2015 | - Shapefile of borders
- Localization of the Meteosat pixels
- raster mask: [min_lon, min_lat, max_lon, max_lat, nb_lon, nb_lat]=[]
| Jan. 2015 |
| Syria | | | | Dec. 2015 |
| Tunisia | | | | Oct. 2015 |
| Turkey | | | | Jan. 2016 |
| WORLD | 
Click on map to display the map in pdf format. | Yearly average map of irradiance in W/m², averaged over the period (1990-2004). Computed from satellite imagery. | | ARMINES / MINES ParisTech - www.soda-pro.com - 2006 | | Nov. 2016 |
Click on map to enlarge in png format. | Yearly mean of daily irradiation in UV (280 - 400 nm) on horizontal plane in J/cm², averaged over the period (1990-2004), expressed in J/cm². Computed from satellite imagery. | | ARMINES / MINES ParisTech - www.soda-pro.com - 2006 | - | Nov. 2016 |
| AFRICA |
 Click on the image to maximise (png) | Photovoltaic solar electricity potential in the Mediterranean basin, Africa, and Southwest Asia. Equator-oriented photovoltaic modules that are optimally-inclined to maximise yearly electricity yields. From satellite imagery. | | PVGIS copyright European Commission 2001-2008 and HelioClim-1 copyright Mines ParisTech / Armines 2001-2008. | - | Nov. 2016 |
| More information |
Different 
Qgis projects were generated to fulfill the requirements of the SolarMedAtlas project. Please find below the description of the layers available in each Qgis projects.
Algeria
- Algeria_rivers
- Algeria_electric_lines_diva (not very reliable)
- Algeria_electric_lines_osm (reliable)
- Algeria_electric_lines_Transvalor (reliable)
- Algeria_substations (Osm completed by Transvalor)
- Algeria_cities
- Algeria_lakes
- Algeria_borders
- Algeria_BNI: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. coordinates of the upper left corner (-8.68°, 37.09°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 2479, number of latitudes: 2175. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535
- Algeria_GHI: idem Global Horizontal Irradiation
- Algeria_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Algeria_globcover: land description
Egypt
- Egypt_rivers
- Egypt_electric_lines (credits: Osm, Diva and Transvalor)
- Egypt_substations (Osm completed by Transvalor)
- Egypt_cities
- Egypt_lakes
- Egypt_borders
- Egypt_BNI_horizon1: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. coordinates of the upper left corner (-24.69°, 31.66°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 1466, number of latitudes: 1160. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535.
- Egypt_GHI_horizon1: idem Global Horizontal Irradiation
- Egypt_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Egypt_globcover: land description
France
- Shapefile of borders
- Localization of the centers of the Meteosat pixels in France
- KMZ file with the locations of the Meteofrance stations measuring the Global Radiation. Download this information also in CSV file.
Lybia
- Lybia_borders
- Lybia_towns
- Lybia_substations_Osm_completedby_Transvalor
- Lybia_lakes
- Lybia_rivers
- Lybia_electric_lines_Diva (corrected by Transvalor, reliable)
- Lybia_electric_lines_Osm (reliable)
- Lybia_electric_lines_Transvalor (reliable)
- Lybia_BNI: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (25.66°, 42.10°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 2298, number of latitudes: 754. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535.
- Lybia_GHI: idem
- Lybia_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Lybia_Globcover: land description
- Lybia_slope (computed from SRTM)
Mauritania
- Mauritania_rivers (No lakes in this country)
- Mauritania_electric_lines_Osm (NB: the layer of electric lines from Diva was not relevant on this country)
- Mauritania_substations
- Mauritania_cities
- Mauritania_borders
- Mauritania_BNI_horizon1: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. coordinates of the upper left corner (-17.08°, 27.29°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 1471, number of latitudes: 1506. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535.
- Mauritania_GHI_horizon1: idem Global Horizontal Irradiation
- Mauritania_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Mauritania_globcover: land description
Middle East: Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine National Authority
- MiddleEast_borders
- MiddleEast_cities
- MiddleEast_substations
- MiddleEast_lakes
- MiddleEast_rivers
- MiddleEast_electric_lines_diva (not reliable)
- MiddleEast_electric_lines_osm (reliable)
- MiddleEast_BNI: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (34.20°, 34.69), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 611, number of latitudes: 660. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 0.
- MiddleEast_GHI: idem
- MiddleEast_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- MiddleEast_Globcover
Moldova
- Moldova_borders
- Romania_borders
- Ukraine_borders
- Moldova_cities
- Moldova_horizon1_HC3v5_GHI_YearAv: yearly map of Global Horizontal Irradiation, averaged over the year Feb. 2004 to Dec. 2014. Spatial resolution 1 km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon. Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (26.62°, 48.49°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes (columns): 425, number of latitudes (lines): 364. Image tiff format Uint16, missing value: 0.
Morocco
- MOROCCO_electric_lines (credits: osm and Transvalor)
- MOROCCO_substations (completed by Transvalor)
- MOROCCO_cities
- MOROCCO_lakes
- MOROCCO_borders
- MOROCCO_BNI_horizon1: yearly average HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (-17.11°, 35.92°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 1933, number of latitudes: 1819. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535.
- MOROCCO_GHI_horizon1: idem Global Horizontal Irradiation
- MOROCCO_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- MOROCCO_globcover: land description
Syria
- Syria_borders
- Syria_substations (completed by Transvalor)
- Syria_lakes
- Syria_rivers
- Syria_electric_lines_osm (reliable)
- Syria_electric_lines_diva (not reliable)
- Syria_BNI: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (35.72°, 37.32°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 799, number of latitudes: 602. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 0.
- Syria_GHI: idem
- Syria_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Syria_Globcover: land description
Tunisia
- Tunisia_borders
- Tunisia_substations (completed by Transvalor)
- Tunisia_lakes
- Tunisia_rivers
- Tunisia_electric_lines_osm
- Tunisia_electric_lines_Transvalor
- Tunisia_BNI: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (7.47°, 37.35°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 490, number of latitudes: 854. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535.
- Tunisia_GHI: idem
- Tunisia_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Tunisia_Globcover: land description
NB: both electric lines layers have been checked and are relevant. The one obtained from diva was not reliable enough, so we decided not to provide this layer.
Turkey
- Turkey_borders
- Turkey_cities
- Turkey_substations (completed by Transvalor)
- Turkey_lakes
- Turkey_rivers
- Turkey_electric_lines_diva (not reliable)
- Turkey_electric_lines_osm (reliable)
- Turkey_electric_lines_Transvalor (reliable)
- Turkey_BNI: yearly averaged HelioClim-3 version 5 Direct Normal Irradiation map at 1km, taking into account the shadowing effect of the far horizon (SRTM). Projection: WGS84. Coordinates of the upper left corner (25.66°, 42.10°), spatial step: 0.0083° corresponding to approx. 1km, number of longitudes: 2298, number of latitudes: 754. Image tiff in uint16, missing value: 65535.
- Turkey_GHI: idem
- Turkey_SRTM: same bounding box as the radiation raster layers
- Turkey_Globcover: land description
Il existe aussi des cartes annuelles de paramètres de MERRA provenant de Shapefiles de 1985 à 2012 accessible sous forme de WMS accessibles sur le catalogue (http://geocatalog.webservice-energy.org) également faites par Alexandre.
