Category: Thermal Zones

Thermal Zones™ provides data on the locations and status of geothermal energy zones on public land. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), along with a wide range zone types, grants individuals and companies the right to Geothermal Power Leasing on public land. Thermal Zones™ is a source to see where these geothermal energy zones are and have been.

Understanding Maps

The time has come for a over of our mapping services to clear the way for further development of handy tools for our users. As such, this month we have rolled out a new map format to better allow our users to quickly peruse geothermal energy leases by disposition. In order to keep the maps as clutter free as possibly,…

Understanding Townships

This entry focuses on a part of our earlier discussion, Understanding Location Data. For greater context on what we will be addressing, please read that post first. One of the more confusing aspects of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the concept of “townships.” A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have…

Welcome!

We are excited to have launched the Thermal Zones!  There is a lot of thermal energy collection that occurs across the US.  While much of this is occurring on public lands, few people are able to discover the “who,” “what,” and “where” of public thermal energy claims.  Though this is a matter of public record, we aim to make it a matter of a…