Question about Map of Wind Farms

I am curious whether there is a data file that contains the GPS coordinates for all of the wind farms on the Open EI map (en.openei.org/wiki/Map_of_Wind_Farms). I saw that coordinates can be found separately for each wind farm (by clicking on the wind farm name to the right of the map), but I am hoping there is a short cut that could allow me to quickly map all of the wind farms using GIS software.

Submitted by Wzeng on 13 July, 2012 - 14:59

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Hi, there is a button labeled "Download CSV" below the map. A recent change was made to make the geographic coordinates available in the download. They appear in a field titled Coordinates as numeric values of latitude and longitude, in decimal degrees. In order to use with GIS software, the coordinates will need to be split into individual fields (this can be performed using Text to Columns in Excel and selecting delimited by comma). Lastly, the characters ° should be removed from the coordinate fields. With these changes applied to the downloaded CSV, the wind farm data are ready to be imported into GIS software. Please keep in mind, the Map of Wind Farms data is continuously updated. Please check back often for the latest version of the data. Nlangle on 13 July, 2012 - 15:21