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• Shapefiles
  • Download country borders for the whole world (zip compressed file)
    
  • Download main cities in the world (zip compressed file)
    
• Download free GADM world's administrative boundaries for use in GIS and similar software. Administrative areas in this database are countries and lower level subdivisions.
• Download the last QGIS version (current is QGIS "Las Palmas" 2.18.0, released on 2016-10-21)

Country	Download	Framework	More Info	Last update
Europe, Africa, Middle-East and Brasil	Download for free CAMS Radiation Volume over MSG field of view (2004-2023):               CAMS Radiation Volume over MSG field of view		-	April 2021
Algeria	Algeria QGIS project.zip			Oct. 2015
Egypt	Egypt QGIS project.zip			Oct. 2015
France (+Corsica)	FRA_adm0.zip france_MSG_centers.zip List of Meteofrance stations measuring hourly global radiation (kmz file for Google Earth Sept. 2016)	ARMINES / MINES ParisTech / Transvalor - www.SoDa-pro.com - Jan. 2015		Jan. 2017
Lybia	Lybia_QGIS_project.zip			Dec. 2015
Mauritania	Mauritania QGIS project.zip			Oct. 2015
"Middle East": Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine National Authority	MiddleEast_QGIS_project.zip			Dec. 2015
Madagascar	Yearly average of daily sums of global horizontal irradiation in kWh/m², averaged on the period (1985-2004). From satellite imagery, HelioClim-1 database. Download the jpeg monthly averages maps for March, June, September, and December.	copyright European Commission - Mines ParisTech / Armines 2005.		2009
Moldova	Moldova_QGIS_project.zip (Coming soon) Maps to print: Moldova_GHI_yearlyAv_A4_300dpi.png Moldova_GHI_yearlyAv_A3_300dpi.png	ARMINES / MINES ParisTech / Transvalor - www.soda-pro.com - Jan. 2016		Jan. 2016
Morocco	Morocco QGIS project.zip			Oct. 2015
Namibia	NAM_adm0.zip namibia_MSG_centers.zip mask-namibia.tif	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	Syria_QGIS_project.zip			Dec. 2015
Tunisia	Tunisia QGIS project.zip			Oct. 2015
Turkey	Turkey QGIS project.zip			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

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

Europe maps "AGATE" of CAMS radiation data and CAMS McClear

More info on AGATE data - Access to JADE volume (Africa)

Africa maps "JADE" of CAMS radiation data and CAMS McClear

More info on JADE data - Access to AGATE volume (Europe)