Provides data on solar potential for buildings.
API Access
Est. Price
~$120/yr est.
Update Frequency
On-demand
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Geospatial Intelligence and Location Services$
Offering: A comprehensive suite of APIs and SDKs providing global mapping, real-time navigation, geocoding, and location-based business intelligence.
Best for: Developers and logistics managers building real-time fleet tracking, route optimization, and location-aware consumer applications.
Benefits
- Unmatched global coverage and data accuracy
- Extensive library of specialized APIs for routing and geocoding
- Highly scalable infrastructure with low latency
- Seamless integration with mobile and web development environments
Drawbacks
⚠ Complex tiered pricing model can become expensive at high scale · ⚠ Limited customization of underlying map data compared to open-source alternatives · ⚠ Vendor lock-in within the Google Cloud ecosystemProduct Intelligence
Value Score
58
quality per $
Price Position
P9
below avg
Coverage
55
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
35
ease of trial
Market concentration: 18% (moderate)
Product Details
Use Cases
Solar panel installation planningenergy efficiency analysisproperty valuationutility demand forecasting
Categories
Geospatial DataRenewable EnergyReal EstateEnvironmental Data
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST API
Data Sources
satellite imagery
Detected Use Cases
real estate
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$120/yr est.
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Web Authority
High Authority17 mentions·4 platforms
Academic Papers
8 × 8 pts+64
Reddit
5 × 3 pts+15
LinkedIn
3 × 2 pts+6
Blogs & Newsletters
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
High-res Digital Surface Models and Roof Segmentation ...
by V Batchu · 2024 · Cited by 5 — Google's Solar API aids this transition by estimating solar potential from aerial imagery, but its impact is constrained by geographical ...
Academic Papers
The Hidden Carbon Cost of Inequitable Residential Solar ...
SunSight can also scrape data that requires access to the Project Sunroof (Google Solar API) and the Census API when provided with API keys ...
Academic Papers
Deep Umbra: A Generative Approach for Sunlight Access ...
Google Solar API. [Online]. Available: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/solar; [32] ↑ M. Angelidou and A. Psaltoglou ...
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About Solar API
Solar API is a geospatial data data product offered by Google Maps, available on discovery. Data is updated on-demand. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $120/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Provides data on solar potential for buildings.
About Google Maps
Google Maps is a platform vendor based in Mountain View, US. Apple Maps is a web-based and mobile mapping service developed by Apple Inc., providing detailed geographic information, turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, and immersive 3D views of urban en...
Related Data Categories
Geospatial DataRenewable EnergyReal EstateEnvironmental Data