Part В - Technical instructions 
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6 Landscape 
Within the framework of the baseline study, a photorealistic simulation of the landscape 
affected by the project has to be presented, unless the project is located farther than 50 km 
from the nearest point on the coast. Moreover, the landscape should be illustrated in verbal- 
argumentative form in an open description. 
Table 6.1: Landscape survey. 
Baseline study 
Objectives 
Presentation of the wind farm within the marine environment as basis for the assess 
ment of potential impacts on the landscape as a feature of conservation interest. 
Scope 
Minimum scope of visualisation of coastal sites close to the project area: 
• Visualisation of beach level. 
• Visualisation of prominent vantage points (e. g. bluffs/cliffs, dunes, lighthouses, 
scenic range of hills in the hinterland). 
• As the case may be, additional visualisations may be prescribed for outstanding 
sites of cultural and natural history importance (e. g. Konigstuhl). 
Timing 
One time only. 
Should significant parameter changes occur in the course of project execution, 
a renewed survey may be prescribed. 
Method 
The affected landscape must be presented in a photorealistic manner (text and visua 
lisation). The line of vision is from the coast to the wind farm. The visual presentation 
of the wind farm derives from thangulation as well as from calculation of the earth 
curvature refraction loss of 10 %. 
A visibility range report must be compiled, including data regarding the visibility of the 
wind farm over the course of a year and of a day. 
Presenta 
tion of 
results 
Visualisation must be prepared as follows: 
• Presentation in normal perspective (no tele lens perspective) at a horizontal angle of 
52°-54°. 
• Contrast presentation of full rotor blade width at optimal visibility conditions. 
• Visualisation with 2 m scale bar (7 m distance from the observer) to demonstrate 
size relations. Other items, such as persons in the image foreground, help to pro 
vide further scale. 
• The presentation must provide the visualisation parameters and the scale-depen- 
dent observation distance (normal perspective: DIN A3 ca 43 cm, DIN A4 ca 30 cm). 
• Presentation of an outline map indicating horizontal and vertical angles of vision, at 
which the wind farm will be visible from selected vantage points. 
• The wind farm must be visualised individually as well as accumulative with poten 
tially neighbouring, approved or firmly planned wind farms. The visualisations 
should allow for assessment of the changes to the landscape between the appro 
ved status quo or the planned status quo and the planned completed state. 
Literature 
Behm (2010), Kraetzschmer et al. (in prep.), LUNG (2006), Runge & Nommel (2006).