OPD v1.0.0: Sentinel-1 derived dataset of offshore oil and gas platform locations, lifespans, and spatial attributes
Authors/Creators
- 1. German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- 2. German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), German Aerospace Center (DLR); Department of Remote Sensing, Institute of Geography and Geology, University of Wuerzburg
Description
The Offshore Platform Dataset (OPD) provides geospatial locations, temporal deployment information, and spatial attributes of offshore oil and gas platforms derived from Sentinel-1 satellite imagery.
Platform locations were detected using a deep learning–based object detection approach applied to the Sentinel-1 archive. By analysing dense Sentinal-1 time series, quarterly platform presence and lifespan information were derived for the period 2017Q1-2025Q1. Additional spatial attributes include water depth, distance to coast, exclusive economic zones (EEZ) affiliation, and bounding box area. The dataset currently covers three major offshore production regions: the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Persian Gulf.
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OPD_25Q1.geojson OPD_25Q1.parquet |
Offshore platforms present in 2025Q1. |
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2025Q1 |
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OPD_platforms.geojson OPD_platforms.parquet |
Unique offshore platforms between 2017Q1-2025Q1. |
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2017Q1-2025Q1 |
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OPD_platforms_per_quarter.geojson OPD_platforms_per_quarter.parquet |
Offshore platforms for each quarter between 2017Q1-2025Q1. |
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2017Q1-2025Q1 (quarterly) |
Files
OPD_25Q1.geojson
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Additional details
Related works
- Is derived from
- Journal article: 10.1080/01431161.2026.2612908 (DOI)
- Is described by
- Preprint: 10.48550/arXiv.2603.19801 (DOI)