Using the ECOWREX Spatial Data Infrastructure for Data-Driven Decisions

22nd November 2017, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Monitoring framework and reporting workshop

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Daniel Paco, GIS Specialist dpaco@ecreee.org

Index

1.INTRODUCTION TO THE ECOWREX SDI

2.EXPLORING THE ECOWREX SDI

3.CASE STUDIES: USING THE ECOWREX SDI FOR ENERGY PLANNING

4.CHALLENGES

5.MILESTONES ACHIEVED

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1.INTRODUCTION

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ECOWREX SDI on ECOWREX

The ECOWAS Observatory for Renewable Energy and

Energy Efficiency (ECOWREX) is a web-based information

platform established in October 2012 to address poor data

quality and information pertaining to the energy sector in the

ECOWAS region at the same time providing decision makers,

project developers, investors and other stakeholders with

tailored energy information and planning tool.

Flagship Products

ECOWREX Spatial Data

Infrastructure

ECOWREX Interactive Data Portal

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Defining the ECOWREX SDI

ECOWREX SDI is an Spatial Data Infrastructe for energy planning in ECOWAS region

“A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is a data infrastructure implementing a framework of geographic data, metadata, users and tools that are interactively connected in order to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way”

"the technology, policies, standards, human resources, and related activities necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve spatial data“

"An SDI is a coordinated series of agreements on technology standards, institutional arrangements, and policies that enable the discovery and use of geospatial information by users and for purposes other than those it was created for“

(source: Wikipedia)

SDI = SPATIAL DATA + STANDARDS + AGREEMENTS

SDI COMPONENTS = data and metadata , standards , policies , accesible networks , data warehouse , and ...

USERS Information (source: http://volaya.github.io/libro-sig)

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Evolution (2012 – 2016) • From a GIS Map Viewer to a SDI • Implementation of the ACP-EU Project Promoting sustainable energy access through the use of geospatial technologies in West Africa

The project • A SDI for energy planning in ECOWAS region • Open data • Open GIS technologies and applications • Responds to the importance of reliable geospatial data for sustainable energy development

Barriers • Lack of policies, agreements , data, funds and capacity building in the region

Goals • Make energy geospatial open data commonly available, based on international standards • Develop new energy tools for data analysis, modelling, etc. to encourage data-driven decisions in energy planning • Enhance member states’ capacity on the use of geospatial data for energy planning • Grow a community of data contributors to ensure the sustainability of data collection. Building a cooperation strategy for data collection and

harmonization amongst ECOWAS Institutions • Contribute to develop policies for collection, updating , sharing, and analysis of datasets • Strengthen key data, reduce duplication, improve reliability and quality and promote data custodianship • Achieve common interoperability standards, protocols and interfaces that support real-time integration of information. Support Member States

on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through development of mechanism for increasing system coherence in the use and exchange of energy geospatial data

• Engage in knowledge development to generate new data/information that feeds into the value chain o sustainable energy development in the ECOWAS region

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2.EXPLORING THE ECOWREX SDI

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GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION available for West Africa,

140 layers

•RE resources and potential (solar, wind, biomass and hydro)

•Population distribution

•Energy demand

•Energy infrastructure: grid network

•Energy plants

FUNCTIONALITIES

•WMS Service Client

•Data visualization

•Data download

•Data sharing

•OGC Standards

•Metadata catalog

Overview www.ecowrex.org/maps

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3.CASE STUDIES

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Using the Map viewer for hydropower planning

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1. EXPLORE the Hydropower resource layers (31 layers available) and SELECT

the layers you want to visualize

2. Open the METADATA

3. Check the ATRRIBUTES of a river section

and visualize also existing and planned

POWER PLANTS; 4. Look for POTENTIAL

SITES and 5. Explore the CLIMATE

CHANGE PROJECTIONS

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Using the Map viewer for hydropower planning

GEOSPATIAL DATA USED: www.ecowrex.org/mapView/

Population distribution (ECOWPOP, ecowpop.tiff)

Existing grid network (shapefile)

National boundaries (shapefile)

Planned Grid network (NAWEC)

Using ECOWREX data for CEMGs planning study in Gambia

CRITERIA:

Annual population growth: 3,3% (Official

census of The Gambia, 2013)

Pop. Covered by grid extension: buffer area

5km

Pop. Covered by SHS: out of the buffer area

and density < 700 people/km2

Pop. Covered by Minigrid: out of the buffer

area and density > 700 people/km2

All spatial analysis and

maps produced by using

NON-LICENSE SOFTWARE

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Summary of current options on the use of the ECOWREX SDI for energy planning

• Data visualization

– Overlay of different layers

– Understand the spatial component

– Generate information to support studies, decisions, etc.

• Data download

– GIS studies (e.g.: spatial analysis studies related to energy planning

– Produce maps

– Generate information to support studies, decisions, etc.

• Data sharing

– Facilitate and increase studies on energy planning, research, etc

– Facilitate the generation of new data and information

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4.CHALLENGES

Challenges on the use of the ECOWREX SDI for energy planning

• Adapt the platform to the needs of the energy planners from the member states

• Non advanced GIS users

– Capacity building

– Simple and specific

• Data

– To continue with the creation of a community of data contributors

– Specific and concrete data collection activities

• Lack of regional policies, standards

– Developing assessment of needs to attract donors

– Development of guidelines

– Guidance

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Where do we want to go? – “Less research and more planning”

– Increase the GIS functionalities in the platform but keeping it simple and user friendly for not GIS advance users

– No to generalist applications, yes to specific applications

– GEOAPLICATIONS for energy planning

• Adapted for different roles, users

• Easy to use

• To generate data-driven decisions

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5.MILESTONES ACHIEVED

Milestones

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1. Closed down data gaps.

2. Increased number of map layers from 45 to 131.

3. Launch of new versions of flagship products.

4. Ownership of market studies and other publications e.g. CEMG assessment & mapping

5. Increased visibility.

• ECOWREX Data on ENERGYINFO (WB), REN21, HDX, IRENA

• SDI Release2 recorded 897 Pageviews compared to SDI Release1 (254).

• IDP Release3 recorded 794 Pageviews followed by IDP Release2 (215) and IDP Release1 (250).

• Total Pageviews: 14,201 > 13,000 > 12,003 from the earliest to the most recent release.

• SDIR1- 31/10/12 to 19/06/13; SDIR2- 27/07/16 to 15/03/17

• IDP1- 31/10/12 to 9/01/13; IDPR2- 27/07/15 to 5/10/15; IDPR3- 27/07/16 to 5/10/16

Using the ECOWREX Spatial Data Infrastructure for Data-Driven Decisions 22nd November 2017, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Monitoring framework and reporting workshop

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Daniel Paco, GIS Specialist dpaco@ecreee.org

Thank you!