EagleView + Aurora: The Future of Solar Design
By applying EagleView’s advanced geospatial technologies in Aurora proposals and designs, you create pinpoint-accurate models that build trust with homeowners. Here’s some of what our two platforms bring to the residential solar design industry.
1. Maximum Accuracy Potential
Through its proprietary technology, EagleView has built an unrivaled database of orthogonal and oblique imagery covering 94% of residential homes in the United States. Built upon that data, EagleView Powered Models correct for image skew and stretch, provide improved obstruction detection, and accurately identify facets and ridgelines across large and complicated roofs.
By importing EagleView Powered Models into Aurora’s simulations and designs, you can get ultra-precise measurements and structural data without a site visit. Because this process is automated, time-intensive data entry is eliminated (and with it the potential for errors).
2. Simplifying the Site-Survey Process
There are a couple different parts of a site survey: interior and exterior.
The interior portions, almost by definition, require someone on site to do measurements, take photos, and evaluate site conditions. It’s also an opportunity to meet with the customer and build trust.
The exterior portions of the survey are where you can really streamline operations with EagleView Powered Models in Aurora.
While some companies may eliminate the exterior site survey completely, for companies still performing site surveys in conjunction with EVPMs, the surveys will be shorter and won't be bound by daylight and weather. This means scheduling happens faster and more surveys can be completed in a day — with higher quality output. Another way to look at it is that EVPM help increase the throughput of the site survey department, which can be a process bottleneck for many solar companies.
3. Saving Time and Money with Truly Remote Designs
Being able to gather all the necessary data, while minimizing time on site — or in some cases, without setting foot on the site at all — is a huge driver of efficiency. Every site visit and truck roll adds to the cost of a project — plus those trips are at the mercy of the weather and other factors, which raises the chance of cancellation. With EagleView Powered Models in Aurora, you can do a lot of the site survey tasks remotely, in any weather, or even at night — no drone required.
When you can create a highly accurate design in minutes, with minimal time on site you save time and money. The precision of the data from the outset means fewer change orders as you move to post-sale and installation. That provides greater value to your customers and builds confidence.
And it's not just hypothetical. New York State Solar avoids repeat site surveys for approximately 20% of projects, saving $150-300 per visit. And the standard site survey time is reduced by 45+ minutes per project using EVPM.