The Global heat flow data are maintained by the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC) of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI). The new global compilation covers over 50,000 heat flow data points. The contour lines and a raster have been developed from this data with help from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia. Original website http://www.heatflow.und.edu/index2.html

This map shows the substations for the whole world. The power lines have been reviewed for positional accuracy using google satellite maps. Most of the lines checked on the map, seem to correspond with the actual location lines as confirmed by high resolution aerial images from google satellite maps. Limitations on the dataset include incompleteness in certain areas, and less information on the voltage capacity of some of the lines. This dataset was extracted from the OpenStreetMap initiative. OpenStreetMap® is open data, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF). © OpenStreetMap contributors http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

This map shows the power lines for the whole world. The power lines have been reviewed for positional accuracy using google satellite maps. Most of the lines checked on the map, seem to correspond with the actual location lines as confirmed by high resolution aerial images from google satellite maps. Limitations on the dataset include incompleteness in certain areas, and less information on the voltage capacity of some of the lines. This dataset was extracted from the OpenStreetMap initiative. OpenStreetMap® is open data, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF). © OpenStreetMap contributors http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

The global country boundaries layer has been produced using the Global Administrative Boundaries (GADM) database which is a comprehensive collection of spatial information on administrative areas all over the world. http://gadm.org/ The comprehensive GADM database covers countries and lower level subdivisions such as states, provinces, and counties.

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive spatial dataset on the world's marine and terrestrial protected areas, produced through a joint initiative of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United National Environment Programme (UNEP). The WDPA contains the UN List of protected areas (official national data) as well as authoritative information sourced by non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international convention secretariats and many others. The WDPA is used for reporting on global indicators and trends, ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis and is increasingly used for private sector decision-making. The WDPA is hosted and managed at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive spatial dataset on the world's marine and terrestrial protected areas, produced through a joint initiative of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United National Environment Programme (UNEP). The WDPA contains the UN List of protected areas (official national data) as well as authoritative information sourced by non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international convention secretariats and many others. The WDPA is used for reporting on global indicators and trends, ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis and is increasingly used for private sector decision-making. The WDPA is hosted and managed at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive spatial dataset on the world's marine and terrestrial protected areas, produced through a joint initiative of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United National Environment Programme (UNEP). The WDPA contains the UN List of protected areas (official national data) as well as authoritative information sourced by non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international convention secretariats and many others. The WDPA is used for reporting on global indicators and trends, ecological gap analysis, environmental impact analysis and is increasingly used for private sector decision-making. The WDPA is hosted and managed at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

This dataset shows the official Ramsar sites' boundaries in 27-09-2012

This layer shows potential areas for stimulated geothermal systems (otherwise called enhanced geothermal systems - EGS). The map highlights several areas and estimates the accessible potential for each area in GWh The full details for this map and the methodology with which they have been developed is contained in the report: Evaluacion Del Potencial De Energia Geothermica, Estudio Technico Per 2011 – 2020 (p 168). http://www.idae.es/uploads/documentos/documentos_11227_e9_geotermia_A_db72b0ac.pdf

This layer shows potential areas for medium temperature geothermal systems with temperatures between 100 and 150 degrees Celsius. The map highlights several areas and estimates the total potential for each area in GWh The full details for this map and the methodology with which they have been developed is contained in the report: Evaluacion Del Potencial De Energia Geothermica, Estudio Technico Per 2011 – 2020 (p 167). http://www.idae.es/uploads/documentos/documentos_11227_e9_geotermia_A_db72b0ac.pdf