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path = "workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_ns-1.0.0/raw/agreement_regional_assessment_ns_en.pdf"),
tarchetypes::tar_download(tg_ab6dff55_d84b_4004_96fc_dd18f65b8f3e_Study_Area_Shapefile,
url = "https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/iaac_aeic/Wind-energy_Energie-eolienne/Boundary-waters_Eaux-limitrophes/RA_OSW_Study_Area_NS_N%c3%89_Zone_d%c3%a9tude.zip",
path = "workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_ns-1.0.0/raw/study_area_ns_shapefile.zip")),
path = "workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_ns-1.0.0/raw/study_area_ns_shapefile.zip"),
tar_target(tg_ab6dff55_d84b_4004_96fc_dd18f65b8f3e_offshore_wind_ns,
{
prc_offshore_wind_ns(output_path = "workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_ns-1.0.0/processed",
input_files = list(tg_ab6dff55_d84b_4004_96fc_dd18f65b8f3e_Study_Area_Shapefile))
"workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_ns-1.0.0/processed/offshore_wind_ns.gpkg"
}, format = "file")),
list(tarchetypes::tar_download(tg_e0dc9246_3939_45e5_b8a8_e859cdd76f07_BOEM_Renewable_Energy_Geodatabase,
url = "https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/boem-renewable-energy-geodatabase",
path = "workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_usa-1.0.0/raw/boem_renewable_energy_geodatabase.zip"),
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<ul class="collapse">
<li><a href="#sec-offshore_wind_can" id="toc-sec-offshore_wind_can" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#sec-offshore_wind_can"><span class="header-section-number">4.3.1</span> Wind Regional Assessment - Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-offshore_wind_nfl" id="toc-sec-offshore_wind_nfl" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#sec-offshore_wind_nfl"><span class="header-section-number">4.3.2</span> Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-offshore_wind_ns" id="toc-sec-offshore_wind_ns" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#sec-offshore_wind_ns"><span class="header-section-number">4.3.3</span> Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#references" id="toc-references" class="nav-link" data-scroll-target="#references"><span class="header-section-number">4.4</span> References</a></li>
</ul></li>
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</section>
<section id="sec-offshore_wind_nfl" class="level3" data-number="4.3.2">
<h3 data-number="4.3.2" class="anchored" data-anchor-id="sec-offshore_wind_nfl"><span class="header-section-number">4.3.2</span> Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p84343/147037E.pdf">Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador</a> <span class="citation" data-cites="iaac2024">(<a href="#ref-iaac2024" role="doc-biblioref">Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2024</a>)</span> defines priority areas for offshore wind development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The assessment, conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, aims to provide comprehensive information, knowledge, and analysis about the potential environmental, social, economic, and health effects of offshore wind development. In November 2023, the Committee identified a <strong>Focus Area</strong> within a portion of the Study Area, prioritizing this region for future wind energy projects. The dataset includes spatial data representing the <strong>Focus Area</strong> and is accompanied by a regional assessment agreement document. Key variables include <code>focus_area</code>, <code>wind_energy_assessment</code>, and <code>environmental_impact</code>.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p84343/147037E.pdf">Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador</a> <span class="citation" data-cites="iaac2024">(<a href="#ref-iaac2024" role="doc-biblioref">Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2024a</a>)</span> defines priority areas for offshore wind development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The assessment, conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, aims to provide comprehensive information, knowledge, and analysis about the potential environmental, social, economic, and health effects of offshore wind development. In November 2023, the Committee identified a <strong>Focus Area</strong> within a portion of the Study Area, prioritizing this region for future wind energy projects. The dataset includes spatial data representing the <strong>Focus Area</strong> and is accompanied by a regional assessment agreement document. Key variables include <code>focus_area</code>, <code>wind_energy_assessment</code>, and <code>environmental_impact</code>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Source</strong>: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</li>
<li><strong>Accessibility</strong>: Open Government Licence - Canada</li>
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<li><strong>Output File</strong>: <code>offshore_wind_nfl.gpkg</code></li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="sec-offshore_wind_ns" class="level3" data-number="4.3.3">
<h3 data-number="4.3.3" class="anchored" data-anchor-id="sec-offshore_wind_ns"><span class="header-section-number">4.3.3</span> Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia</h3>
<p>The <a href="https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/051c7034-c13b-49a9-9d4a-99b0b594d157">Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia</a> <span class="citation" data-cites="iaac2024b">(<a href="#ref-iaac2024b" role="doc-biblioref">Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2024b</a>)</span> outlines the geographic region under evaluation for future offshore wind development. This area was defined by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada and the province of Nova Scotia. The assessment focuses on evaluating the potential environmental, social, and economic effects of offshore wind energy development within the defined study area. The dataset includes spatial data for the study area and a supporting agreement document. Key variables include <code>study_area</code>, <code>wind_energy_assessment</code>, and <code>environmental_impact</code>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Source</strong>: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada</li>
<li><strong>Accessibility</strong>: Open Government Licence - Canada</li>
<li><strong>Data Type</strong>: Shapefiles, PDF</li>
<li><strong>Coverage</strong>: Nova Scotia, Canada</li>
<li><strong>Processing Script</strong>: <code>prc_offshore_wind_ns.R</code></li>
<li><strong>Output File</strong>: <code>offshore_wind_ns.gpkg</code></li>
</ul>
</section>
</section>
<section id="references" class="level2" data-number="4.4">
<h2 data-number="4.4" class="anchored" data-anchor-id="references"><span class="header-section-number">4.4</span> References</h2>
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (2024). Integrated satellite tracking of pollution (ISTOP) program. <span>Environment and Climate Change Canada</span>.
</div>
<div id="ref-iaac2024" class="csl-entry" role="listitem">
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (2024). Focus area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in newfoundland and labrador. <span>Government of Canada</span> Available at: <a href="https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/81560d1e-8394-4b51-8212-2bbe4d8a5ea2">https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/81560d1e-8394-4b51-8212-2bbe4d8a5ea2</a>.
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (2024a). Focus area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in newfoundland and labrador. <span>Government of Canada</span> Available at: <a href="https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/81560d1e-8394-4b51-8212-2bbe4d8a5ea2">https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/81560d1e-8394-4b51-8212-2bbe4d8a5ea2</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-iaac2024b" class="csl-entry" role="listitem">
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (2024b). Study area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in nova scotia. <span>Government of Canada</span> Available at: <a href="https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/051c7034-c13b-49a9-9d4a-99b0b594d157">https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/051c7034-c13b-49a9-9d4a-99b0b594d157</a>.
</div>
<div id="ref-neec2024" class="csl-entry" role="listitem">
National Environmental Emergency Centre (2024). Atlantic (including <span>Quebec</span>) notifications impacting or potentially impacting a waterbody with select substances, 2016-2023. <span>Extracted</span> by <span>Philippe Muise</span> 2024-01-29. <span>Environment and Climate Change Canada</span>.
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"text": "4.3 Offshore wind farms\n\n4.3.1 Wind Regional Assessment - Canada\nThe Wind Regional Assessment - Canada (Wind Regional Assessment Team, 2024) identifies areas for potential offshore wind development. This dataset includes shapefiles representing:\n\nPotential Future Development Areas (PFDA) in Nova Scotia.\nPreliminary Offshore Wind Licensing Areas (PLA) in Newfoundland.\n\nThese areas were identified in the Wind Regional Assessment Interim Report for offshore wind energy. While still in the planning phase, this dataset provides critical spatial data for understanding the geographic distribution of proposed offshore wind development areas. Data from both regions are expected to be made publicly available via the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry and Open Government Portal. The data was transferred manually to the Canadian Wildlife Service and are currently stored on a secure Google Cloud Storage bucket accessible through an authentication key and maintained by inSileco. For this project, data from both regions were integrated into a unified spatial layer. Each entry was given a unique identifier to track its origin and dataset of provenance (e.g., wind_can_ns_XXXX for Nova Scotia and wind_can_nfl_XXXX for Newfoundland).\n\nSource: Wind Regional Assessment - Canada\nAccessibility: Restricted Access\nData Type: Shapefiles\nCoverage: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada\nProcessing Script: prc_offshore_wind_can.R\nOutput File: offshore_wind_can.gpkg\n\n\n\n4.3.2 Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador\nThe Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2024) defines priority areas for offshore wind development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The assessment, conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, aims to provide comprehensive information, knowledge, and analysis about the potential environmental, social, economic, and health effects of offshore wind development. In November 2023, the Committee identified a Focus Area within a portion of the Study Area, prioritizing this region for future wind energy projects. The dataset includes spatial data representing the Focus Area and is accompanied by a regional assessment agreement document. Key variables include focus_area, wind_energy_assessment, and environmental_impact.\n\nSource: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada\nAccessibility: Open Government Licence - Canada\nData Type: Shapefiles, PDF\nCoverage: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada\nProcessing Script: prc_offshore_wind_nfl.R\nOutput File: offshore_wind_nfl.gpkg",
"text": "4.3 Offshore wind farms\n\n4.3.1 Wind Regional Assessment - Canada\nThe Wind Regional Assessment - Canada (Wind Regional Assessment Team, 2024) identifies areas for potential offshore wind development. This dataset includes shapefiles representing:\n\nPotential Future Development Areas (PFDA) in Nova Scotia.\nPreliminary Offshore Wind Licensing Areas (PLA) in Newfoundland.\n\nThese areas were identified in the Wind Regional Assessment Interim Report for offshore wind energy. While still in the planning phase, this dataset provides critical spatial data for understanding the geographic distribution of proposed offshore wind development areas. Data from both regions are expected to be made publicly available via the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry and Open Government Portal. The data was transferred manually to the Canadian Wildlife Service and are currently stored on a secure Google Cloud Storage bucket accessible through an authentication key and maintained by inSileco. For this project, data from both regions were integrated into a unified spatial layer. Each entry was given a unique identifier to track its origin and dataset of provenance (e.g., wind_can_ns_XXXX for Nova Scotia and wind_can_nfl_XXXX for Newfoundland).\n\nSource: Wind Regional Assessment - Canada\nAccessibility: Restricted Access\nData Type: Shapefiles\nCoverage: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada\nProcessing Script: prc_offshore_wind_can.R\nOutput File: offshore_wind_can.gpkg\n\n\n\n4.3.2 Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador\nThe Focus Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2024a) defines priority areas for offshore wind development in Newfoundland and Labrador. The assessment, conducted by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, aims to provide comprehensive information, knowledge, and analysis about the potential environmental, social, economic, and health effects of offshore wind development. In November 2023, the Committee identified a Focus Area within a portion of the Study Area, prioritizing this region for future wind energy projects. The dataset includes spatial data representing the Focus Area and is accompanied by a regional assessment agreement document. Key variables include focus_area, wind_energy_assessment, and environmental_impact.\n\nSource: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada\nAccessibility: Open Government Licence - Canada\nData Type: Shapefiles, PDF\nCoverage: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada\nProcessing Script: prc_offshore_wind_nfl.R\nOutput File: offshore_wind_nfl.gpkg\n\n\n\n4.3.3 Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia\nThe Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2024b) outlines the geographic region under evaluation for future offshore wind development. This area was defined by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada and the province of Nova Scotia. The assessment focuses on evaluating the potential environmental, social, and economic effects of offshore wind energy development within the defined study area. The dataset includes spatial data for the study area and a supporting agreement document. Key variables include study_area, wind_energy_assessment, and environmental_impact.\n\nSource: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada\nAccessibility: Open Government Licence - Canada\nData Type: Shapefiles, PDF\nCoverage: Nova Scotia, Canada\nProcessing Script: prc_offshore_wind_ns.R\nOutput File: offshore_wind_ns.gpkg",
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"text": "4.4 References\n\n\n\n\nCanada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (2024). Offshore petroleum data for newfoundland. C-NLOPB.\n\n\nCanada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (2024). Offshore petroleum data for nova scotia. CNSOPB.\n\n\nEnvironment and Climate Change Canada (2024). Integrated satellite tracking of pollution (ISTOP) program. Environment and Climate Change Canada.\n\n\nImpact Assessment Agency of Canada (2024). Focus area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in newfoundland and labrador. Government of Canada Available at: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/81560d1e-8394-4b51-8212-2bbe4d8a5ea2.\n\n\nNational Environmental Emergency Centre (2024). Atlantic (including Quebec) notifications impacting or potentially impacting a waterbody with select substances, 2016-2023. Extracted by Philippe Muise 2024-01-29. Environment and Climate Change Canada.\n\n\nTransport Canada (2024). National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP). Data extraction for period between April 2012 to March 2023. Transport Canada.\n\n\nWind Regional Assessment Team (2024). Offshore wind development areas - canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.",
"text": "4.4 References\n\n\n\n\nCanada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (2024). Offshore petroleum data for newfoundland. C-NLOPB.\n\n\nCanada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (2024). Offshore petroleum data for nova scotia. CNSOPB.\n\n\nEnvironment and Climate Change Canada (2024). Integrated satellite tracking of pollution (ISTOP) program. Environment and Climate Change Canada.\n\n\nImpact Assessment Agency of Canada (2024a). Focus area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in newfoundland and labrador. Government of Canada Available at: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/81560d1e-8394-4b51-8212-2bbe4d8a5ea2.\n\n\nImpact Assessment Agency of Canada (2024b). Study area for the regional assessment of offshore wind development in nova scotia. Government of Canada Available at: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/051c7034-c13b-49a9-9d4a-99b0b594d157.\n\n\nNational Environmental Emergency Centre (2024). Atlantic (including Quebec) notifications impacting or potentially impacting a waterbody with select substances, 2016-2023. Extracted by Philippe Muise 2024-01-29. Environment and Climate Change Canada.\n\n\nTransport Canada (2024). National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP). Data extraction for period between April 2012 to March 2023. Transport Canada.\n\n\nWind Regional Assessment Team (2024). Offshore wind development areas - canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.",
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- **Output File**: `offshore_wind_nfl.gpkg`


### Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia {#sec-offshore_wind_ns}

```{r}
#| message: false
#| eval: false
offshore_wind_ns <- sf::st_read("../../workspace/data/harvested/offshore_wind_ns-1.0.0/processed/offshore_wind_ns.gpkg", quiet = TRUE)
```

The [Study Area for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/051c7034-c13b-49a9-9d4a-99b0b594d157) [@iaac2024b] outlines the geographic region under evaluation for future offshore wind development. This area was defined by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in collaboration with Natural Resources Canada and the province of Nova Scotia. The assessment focuses on evaluating the potential environmental, social, and economic effects of offshore wind energy development within the defined study area. The dataset includes spatial data for the study area and a supporting agreement document. Key variables include `study_area`, `wind_energy_assessment`, and `environmental_impact`.

- **Source**: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
- **Accessibility**: Open Government Licence - Canada
- **Data Type**: Shapefiles, PDF
- **Coverage**: Nova Scotia, Canada
- **Processing Script**: `prc_offshore_wind_ns.R`
- **Output File**: `offshore_wind_ns.gpkg`



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