DATA OF VALUE, VALUING DATA: OPEN-ACCESS BANKABLE RESOURCE DATA PROJECT IN AUSTRALIA'S NORTHERN TERRITORY

摘要

This work describes the Northern Territory Solar Resource (NTSR) Project, an initiative designed to collect bankable, high-resolution (5-second) weather data that meets or exceeds IEC 61724-1 in order to support solar power research and development in Australia's Northern Territory. Spanning four climate bands and nearly 1300 km, data from the NTSR Project will deliver commercial and academic value via its free, open-access database to guide sector investment, enable verification and truthing of satellite sources, reveal location-specific climate trends, and support performance monitoring.