Impact of Wind Turbines
Introduction
Task 1: Project Planning
Task 2: Landscape: evaluation
Task 3: visual impact methods
Task 4: Tools for visual impact assessments
Task 5: Recommendations
General context for windfarm provision
General Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Acronyms
Appendix
Contract Details
 

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Sequences of Elevation model and Visibility Calculations




Scottish Study Site

DEM and Visibility Census (1:50 000 DEM)
DEM and Relative Exposure (1:50 000)
DEM and Visibility Levels for Wind Farm (Viewing distance = 50km, scenario 1, 1:50 000)
DEM and Visibility Levels for Wind Farm (Viewing distance = 3km, scenario 1, 1:50 000)
DEM and Visibility of the land from the road network (1:50 000)
DEM and Visibility Levels for Wind Farm from roads (scenario 1, 1:50 000)
DEM and Visibility Census (1:10 000 DEM)
DEM and Relative Exposure (1:10 000)
DEM and Visibility Levels for Wind Farm (scenario 1, 1:10 000)
DEM and Visibility Levels for Wind Farm (scenario 2, 1:10 000)

Welsh Study Site

DEM and Visibility Census (1:50 000 DEM)
DEM and Relative Exposure (1:50 000)
DEM and Visibility Levels for Wind Farm (scenario 1, 1:50 000)
Updated: 23 January 2024