Methodology Of Data Collection
Introduction
The data collection methodology within the citiwatts project is guided by the requirements of the calculation modules (CMs) and follows a structured and transparent pipeline to ensure data relevance, accessibility, and reproducibility across the European context. The process begins with the identification of input data needs by the CM developers. These needs are aligned with the objective of providing pan-European coverage to ensure comparability and scalability of the tools.
Whenever suitable datasets are available at the European level, they are retrieved directly from the original source, republished under the appropriate license, and accompanied by comprehensive metadata and a clear description of their content and provenance. This approach guarantees traceability and proper attribution, in line with FAIR data principles.
In cases where no adequate European-wide data exists, the citiwatts team collaborates with the CM developers to produce synthetic data layers tailored to the specific requirements of the modules. These synthetic datasets are also released with full documentation and metadata, ensuring transparency about the assumptions and methods used in their generation.
This methodology ensures consistency across the different layers used in the platform and maintains a balance between data quality, coverage, and usability for local to EU-wide energy system analyses.
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Alejandro Pena-Bello - HES-SO VS - alejandro.penabello@hevs.ch
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Acknowledgement
The work presented has been done within the framework of the joint programming initiative ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems’ focus initiative Digital Transformation for the Energy Transition, with support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 883973. The authors would like to convey their deepest appreciation to the Era-net OPENGIS4ET Project financed, for the Swiss partners, by the Swiss Federal Office for Energy. Go To Top Go To Top