Kentucky Wind Speed Maps

Work with your preferred spatial analysis platform to conduct in-depth analysis and create wind maps. Access comprehensive wind data provided in standard GIS-compatible formats for Kentucky.

Dataset Information

Land Area
104526 km²
Hub Heights Available
10m - 300m
Resolution
200m
Explore this data online: Navigate wind patterns, elevation, and surface roughness across Kentucky using our Windnavigator Platform. Register your free account
Additional data products: The Windnavigator platform also enables you to generate historical time series and virtual met mast data for Kentucky, as well as order high-resolution wind resource grids (WRG) to support detailed micrositing, energy assessments, and seamless integration with wind farm design tools like Windographer and Openwind.

What is included

GIS Map Raster

Raster Data

  • Format: GeoTIFF
  • Resolution: 200m
  • Annual Average Wind Speed at user-defined hub heights
  • Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
  • Roughness
GIS Map Vector

Vector Data

  • Format: Geopackage or ESRI Point Shapefiles
  • Resolution: 2km
  • Wind Distribution Data (wind speed, power, Weibull A and k, and frequency percentages in 1 m/s bins)
  • Annual Average Wind Speed at four user-defined hub heights
  • Wind Rose - frequency and speed in 16 direction sectors
  • Roughness
  • Monthly Data - average annual wind speeds by month
  • Diurnal Data - average annual wind speeds by hour
  • Air density, Power density & Weibull parameters new
GIS Map KML/KMZ

KML Files

  • Format: .KMZ
  • Resolution: 200m
  • View and modify map in Google Earth
  • Annual Average Wind Speed at user-defined hub heights

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News & Highlights

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