Progressive Study of GIS Based Land Suitability for Wind Farm in the South Wales Area in UK via GIS

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The study is combined of initial analysis and advanced analysis via GIS to promote the research about land suitability for wind farm in the South Wales in UK. Detailed processes are provided. Weighting and possible pitfalls are discussed. This progressive study can promote the result more accuracy compared to traditional study of land suitability for wind farm.

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