Tandie E. Gautreau
(she/her)Tandie is a geographer at the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) Hydrography Operations.
The U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database
The United States Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) provides the locations and array boundaries of U.S. ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) facilities with capacity of 1 megawatt or more.
The U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database viewer
The USPVDB Viewer, created by the USGS Energy Resources Program, allows users to visualize, inspect, interact, and download the most current USPVDB through a dynamic web application.
Tandie is a geographer, environmental scientist, and GIS professional with expertise in fluvial and coastal geomorphology, estuarine ecology, and the geographical distribution of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations across the United States.
In February 2022, she joined the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center (GECSC) in Denver, CO as a GIS Technician. Notably, her team developed the first publicly available polygon dataset of large-scale solar photovoltaic (LSPV) installations in the United States.
In February 2024, Tandie transitioned to the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) Hydrography Operations, where she serves as a geographer. Her responsibilities include the production and quality assurance of surface water data for The National Map under the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP).
Please visit the U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database website at https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uspvdb/ for an interactive map viewer and data download information.
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