Why EagleView Powered Models in the Aurora Platform Are So Accurate
In the always dynamic world of solar installations, accuracy is everything. For solar installers, assessing a site remotely—without the need for time-consuming site visits—is crucial for efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings. One of the most powerful tools available to the solar industry today is EagleView Powered Models (EVPMs) from Aurora Solar, which provide incredibly accurate, high-quality, and detailed digital representations of residential structures. These models are changing the way solar installers assess potential projects and are setting a new standard for precision in the industry.
What Are EagleView Powered Models (EVPMs)?
EagleView Powered Models (EVPMs) are advanced 3D models of buildings created using EagleView's proprietary technology available on the Aurora Platform. These models include detailed representations of a structure’s roof and objects on the rooftop, such as vents, skylights, and chimneys. The accuracy of these models is powered by over 3 billion images captured from various aerial perspectives and processed using advanced algorithms. EagleView has built its reputation on precision—boasting more than 300 proprietary patents in image capture, processing, and analysis.
The Technology Behind EagleView Powered Models
EagleView has been developing cutting-edge imagery technology for more than two decades. With a history dating back before 2000, the company has revolutionized the way industries like Roofing, Insurance, and Solar leverage geospatial data. EagleView’s proprietary technology powers the creation of 3D models that are trusted by over 50,000 roofing professionals and 24 of the top 25 insurance companies in the United States.
What makes EagleView’s technology so unique is the combination of high-resolution imagery and highly accurate data processing. The images are captured from a variety of angles, processed using EagleView’s algorithms, and then compiled into detailed, accurate 3D models of the structure. Leveraging the company’s technology, which can achieve a ground sampling distance (GSD) of up to 1 inch, EagleView Powered Models provide an extraordinary level of detail and precision. The quality of these underlying images and the consistency of the data processing help ensure that the resulting model is precise and reliable.
How Are EVPMs Available to Solar Installers?
Through EagleView’s alliance with Aurora Solar, these advanced 3D models are available to solar installers across the United States. Aurora is the leading cloud-based solar design and sales platform that allows solar professionals to design, analyze, and quote solar systems remotely. By integrating EagleView’s high-quality, 3D models directly into the Aurora platform, solar installers can access a building's highly accurate measurements, without the need for on-site visits.
This integration provides solar installers with a powerful tool to remotely assess the suitability of a roof for solar panels. They can view the structure from multiple angles, evaluate shading impacts, and calculate the roof’s dimensions with precision. These models allow installers to plan and design solar systems more efficiently and accurately, decreasing the likelihood of change orders and improving both the installation process and customer experience.
Why Solar Installers Should Care About Accurate EVPMs
For solar installers, the ability to access accurate data remotely is a game changer. Traditional site visits can be time-consuming and costly. In contrast, using EagleView Powered Models in the Aurora platform enables installers to gather the necessary data for a solar installation in a fraction of the time. The accuracy of these models is also essential for ensuring that the solar system design is optimized for the roof's dimensions, orientation, and other factors.
EVPMs solve several key problems for solar installers, including:
- Reduced Site Visit Costs: By using remote 3D models, solar installers can avoid the time and expense of visiting a site in-person for rooftop assessment as well as eliminate the time-consuming challenges related to scheduling site visits.
- Optimized Solar Design: EVPMs enable solar installers to design optimal solar systems on the roof space available.
- Improved Accuracy: The precision of EVPMs allows installers to create more accurate designs, reducing the likelihood of errors and costly rework during installation.
What Makes EVPMs Different from Other Solutions?
What sets EagleView Powered Models apart from other 3D modeling solutions is the quality and consistency of the imagery used in their creation and the proprietary processes applied. The bottom line is that perspective matters. EagleView captures multiple oblique or side-view images of the property along with an orthogonal or top-down image of the property. (The image resolution employed can be as high as 1 inch GSD.) Using its proprietary technology, EagleView then processes the images to create a highly accurate house model. The level of detail delivered by both the imagery and the technology applied ensures that the 3D house models created are highly accurate, consistent, and reliable. This offers solar installers the confidence that the models they are using are accurate from project to project and deliver the necessary detail to make informed decisions when designing a PV system. This is especially important for complex roof structures or locations that are difficult to access.
In the rapidly changing world of solar installations, accuracy, efficiency, and cost effectiveness are key. EagleView Powered Models in Aurora combine over 30 years of experience from two industry leaders, bringing together the best in solar imagery and design. EagleView Powered Models enable customers to reduce costs and the time spent on site by combining highly accurate 3D models with Aurora’s best-in-class design platform. This powerful combination is setting the standard for accuracy and reliability in the solar industry, helping streamline operations, and improve outcomes for installers and their customers alike.
