# Latest **URL:** https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/latest.md [Latest](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [Sorry for being quiet](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/sorry-for-being-quiet/240)
**Author:** [@jack](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/sorry-for-being-quiet/240 "2020-05-27T10:47:22Z")
Hello! Sorry we’re being a bit quiet on the forum. We recently won a few grants which is fantastic, but also means we need to stay laser-focused on delivering what’s required for those grants. We’ll post as soon as we… --- ## [What would you want to see on a climate change dashboard?](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-want-to-see-on-a-climate-change-dashboard/107)
**Author:** [@shayne\_miel](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/shayne_miel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-want-to-see-on-a-climate-change-dashboard/107 "2019-12-30T14:45:54Z")
The graphs shown in this tweet from John Kennedy kicked off the idea of a climate change dashboard. However, the data behind those graphs changes very slowly (once a year?). Pierre Richemond and I have been talking about… --- ## [Heliostat mounted panels/reflectors](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/heliostat-mounted-panels-reflectors/228)
**Author:** [@SK53](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/SK53)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/heliostat-mounted-panels-reflectors/228 "2019-11-26T21:59:10Z")
I just happened to be looking through MapRoulette challenges and found the one on converting nodes to areas (not sure how to link to that here). One issue I realised on looking at it is that in Extremadura, Spain there … --- ## [Writing a call-to-action for solar PV mapping](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/writing-a-call-to-action-for-solar-pv-mapping/223)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/writing-a-call-to-action-for-solar-pv-mapping/223 "2019-11-13T15:34:06Z")
We’ve collected lots of solar PV data so far. The remaining challenge is the “long tail”, and possibly we can get some of this by a large diffuse crowd - i.e. not hardcore mappers, but the general public. I’ve tried to … --- ## [Animation of solar PV power and clouds](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/animation-of-solar-pv-power-and-clouds/220)
**Author:** [@jack](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/animation-of-solar-pv-power-and-clouds/220 "2019-11-04T10:40:21Z")
Here’s an animation I just created which shows the correlation of solar PV power and cloud cover over the UK: --- ## [Reporting back from State of the Map 2019](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/reporting-back-from-state-of-the-map-2019/213)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/reporting-back-from-state-of-the-map-2019/213 "2019-10-19T12:37:33Z")
I’m just back from State of the Map 2019, the annual global OpenStreetMap meetup. I gave a talk about the solar mapping project (video here) and had lots of great conversations with people. Here are some notes from conv… --- ## [Short-term Reserve Generation Sites](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/short-term-reserve-generation-sites/218)
**Author:** [@SK53](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/SK53)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/short-term-reserve-generation-sites/218 "2019-10-19T12:36:39Z")
By chance I happened to notice a new STOR (Short-term Operational Reserve) site next to an existing substation near Wrexham. Thanks to Russ this is now mapped on OSM at Cefn Mawr. It appears there are quite a few of the… --- ## [OSM UK solar panel progress so far](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/osm-uk-solar-panel-progress-so-far/186)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/osm-uk-solar-panel-progress-so-far/186 "2019-10-02T18:44:18Z")
Hi all - we’ve hit over 32,000 UK solar PV generator objects in OSM. Woo! I did a little bit of data wrangling to inspect the data we’ve got. 21,000 are nodes (points). 11,000 are ways (areas/polygons). A handful of … --- ## [How best to anonymise domestic solar PV power data?](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/how-best-to-anonymise-domestic-solar-pv-power-data/46)
**Author:** [@jack](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/how-best-to-anonymise-domestic-solar-pv-power-data/46 "2019-09-23T17:16:28Z")
We’re talking with a company that owns lots of UK solar PV power data (some is 1-minute resolution, some is half-hourly). I’m really excited because they’re being very generous and they are considering publishing this P… --- ## [Segmented PVs/imagery in 4 California cities: open data COG & STACified](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/segmented-pvs-imagery-in-4-california-cities-open-data-cog-stacified/189)
**Author:** [@daveluo](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/daveluo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/segmented-pvs-imagery-in-4-california-cities-open-data-cog-stacified/189 "2019-08-28T19:25:18Z")
Hi all, I’m coming over from @dct’s post on the fastai forum geospatial thread. Thanks for posting your info there and the OCF initiative in general. I took a look at the SolarMapper paper and code - while the repo @Ty… --- ## [Plot solar panels not added to OSM yet](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/plot-solar-panels-not-added-to-osm-yet/56)
**Author:** [@SylwiaMielnicka](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/SylwiaMielnicka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/plot-solar-panels-not-added-to-osm-yet/56 "2019-08-04T11:07:39Z")
I was recently discussing with @dct, that it might be valuable to map percent of missing solar panels on OSM per given postal code, to help the contributors find the areas where few panels are being mapped. It will be t… --- ## [Tool needed: simple solar spotter](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/tool-needed-simple-solar-spotter/96)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/tool-needed-simple-solar-spotter/96 "2019-07-30T16:25:41Z")
I blogged this over here: “Tool needed: simple solar spotter” If anyone has suggestions, or would like to get stuck in and prototype something - please do! By the way, let’s not launch things on the unsuspecting public… --- ## ["ml-enabler" software from Missing Maps](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/ml-enabler-software-from-missing-maps/142)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/ml-enabler-software-from-missing-maps/142 "2019-07-22T11:36:50Z")
This just came out: https://github.com/hotosm/ml-enabler Looks like a good piece of “glue” to connect machine-learning-derived predictions to crowdsourced mapping This Wednesday 24th Jul there’s a web seminar about it (… --- ## [Database for PV panel location data](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/database-for-pv-panel-location-data/124)
**Author:** [@dct](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/dct)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/database-for-pv-panel-location-data/124 "2019-07-09T13:01:02Z")
In the coming months we’re going to have more datasets of PV panels being published. This includes a big new global utility scale dataset coming from Descartes Labs and Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSE… --- ## [Where did you learn about climate change, related topics and resources](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/where-did-you-learn-about-climate-change-related-topics-and-resources/58)
**Author:** [@BhanujeetC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/BhanujeetC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/where-did-you-learn-about-climate-change-related-topics-and-resources/58 "2019-06-23T20:12:32Z")
Hi @jack going out of discussion, was just curious to ask you one thing. How do you know so much about Climate, from where did you get all this exposure to climate modelling and all. I know that’s going out of topic and… --- ## [OpenStreetMap UK, London on Sat 29th June](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/openstreetmap-uk-london-on-sat-29th-june/95)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/openstreetmap-uk-london-on-sat-29th-june/95 "2019-06-10T19:25:52Z")
Hi all - the annual gathering of OpenStreetMap UK is in London on Sat 29th June. I’m afraid I can’t make it, but solar mapping will be a topic of conversation I’m sure - so if anyone fancies diving in… tickets are free! --- ## [Timing and syncing up with the OpenStreetMap community](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/timing-and-syncing-up-with-the-openstreetmap-community/21)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/timing-and-syncing-up-with-the-openstreetmap-community/21 "2019-06-04T09:39:33Z")
I’ve started the process of getting the OSM UK community involved. I’ve chatted to lots of people about it, and then I posted an RFC on the talk-gb mailing list. Plenty of useful comments already. People can join in vol… --- ## [Usage of different datasets in Solar PV nowcasting - Cloud, Temperature, Irradiance, etc](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/usage-of-different-datasets-in-solar-pv-nowcasting-cloud-temperature-irradiance-etc/63)
**Author:** [@BhanujeetC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/BhanujeetC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/usage-of-different-datasets-in-solar-pv-nowcasting-cloud-temperature-irradiance-etc/63 "2019-05-12T17:57:41Z")
Hello All, Just wanted to know, will we ever require Temperature data sets in modelling of our nowcasting parameters. Also, should we know how to Download & Access Data using NASA GES DISC and which DAAC’s will be requi… --- ## [Brainstorming Website](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/brainstorming-website/66)
**Author:** [@fwirtz](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/fwirtz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/brainstorming-website/66 "2019-05-15T17:33:13Z")
Want to get involved in brainstorming what should go on the website and what shouldn’t? I set up a Google Doc to get the ideas flowing. :bulb::smirk::blush: Please join by jumping in here: --- ## [Solar irradiance datasets](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/solar-irradiance-datasets/31)
**Author:** [@jack](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/solar-irradiance-datasets/31 "2019-05-09T04:23:50Z")
How good are existing, gridded solar irradiance datasets? If no good datasets exist, should we create one?! To be specific: I need solar irradiance at the Earth’s surface, at high temporal and spatial resolution (15 mi… --- ## [How to invite someone new](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/how-to-invite-someone-new/37)
**Author:** [@JBright](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/JBright)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/how-to-invite-someone-new/37 "2019-04-26T07:09:23Z")
Is there a general invite link to this discourse channel? Ideally somewhere we can just upload an email and they get an automated OCF pitch and invite link from the person inviting. --- ## [Format for OpenStreetMap submissions](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/format-for-openstreetmap-submissions/15)
**Author:** [@dct](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/dct)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/format-for-openstreetmap-submissions/15 "2019-04-23T07:39:53Z")
What format and tags do we think we should include when making submissions to OSM? Existing guidelines: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:generator:source=solar --- ## [Automated forecast benchmarking](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/automated-forecast-benchmarking/36)
**Author:** [@JBright](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/JBright)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/automated-forecast-benchmarking/36 "2019-04-16T02:05:11Z")
From my experience in this field, there is a distinct lack of reproducibility and benchmarking capability of new method submissions for forecasting. Typically, a new submission has standard data requirements of things … --- ## [SolarMapper Code](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/solarmapper-code/42)
**Author:** [@TylerBusby333](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/TylerBusby333)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/solarmapper-code/42 "2019-04-15T23:00:25Z")
Hi y’all, I’ve gotten in touch with the authors of SolarMapper and they’ve given me some model files and a link to a repo used to initialize them. I haven’t had a chance to dive in yet, mostly due to the fact that there… --- ## [News article: "Five-minute forecasting to boost solar and wind and battery investments"](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/news-article-five-minute-forecasting-to-boost-solar-and-wind-and-battery-investments/39)
**Author:** [@jack](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/news-article-five-minute-forecasting-to-boost-solar-and-wind-and-battery-investments/39 "2019-04-11T11:37:48Z")
The $A1.2 million project, which officially started this week, will use data generated by real-time sky cameras, satellite images and statistical modelling to design a world-first, short-term forecasting model to more… --- ## [State of the Map 2019 (Heidelberg, Sept)](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/state-of-the-map-2019-heidelberg-sept/35)
**Author:** [@danstowell](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/danstowell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/state-of-the-map-2019-heidelberg-sept/35 "2019-04-10T20:50:27Z")
Hi - the annual OpenStreetMap conference, “State of the Map”, is this year in Heidelberg, Germany. September 21st-23rd. Would anyone from this group be thinking of going? I might go. It could be nice to propose a talk a… --- ## [US Based Integration of OpenClimateFix work](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/us-based-integration-of-openclimatefix-work/30)
**Author:** [@sallamander](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/sallamander)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/us-based-integration-of-openclimatefix-work/30 "2019-04-10T02:02:22Z")
I know primary efforts are focused on productizing all the OpenClimateFix efforts in the UK, but I’m curious if it’d be worth it to start parallel efforts in the US (or elsewhere), namely on the logistical front. If I u… --- ## [Human Verification Investigation / Open Climate Fix MapRoulette Project](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/human-verification-investigation-open-climate-fix-maproulette-project/20)
**Author:** [@TylerBusby333](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/TylerBusby333)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/human-verification-investigation-open-climate-fix-maproulette-project/20 "2019-04-08T21:20:36Z")
Hey y’all, I’ve identified a couple of OSM tasks to help clean up solar panel data and turned them into MapRoulette challenges contained in a MapRoulette project. (Let me know if this link doesn’t work) If someone else… --- ## [Open Energy Modelling community](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/open-energy-modelling-community/22)
**Author:** [@laurencew](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/laurencew)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/open-energy-modelling-community/22 "2019-04-08T19:48:33Z")
There is a relatively new community of committed open energy modellers. Their website is here: https://openmod-initiative.org/ They have a mailing list and a wiki which has quite a lot of useful links, for example this… --- ## [SolarPanelDataWrangler](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/solarpaneldatawrangler/26)
**Author:** [@TylerBusby333](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/u/TylerBusby333)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/t/solarpaneldatawrangler/26 "2019-04-05T16:34:10Z")
Hey y’all I figured I’d go ahead and create a thread for my ongoing solar panel locating project hosted at https://github.com/typicalTYLER/SolarPanelDataWrangler (The name is up for debate :slight\_smile:, maybe just Sol… [Next page](https://openclimatefix.discourse.group/latest.md?page=1)