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This site is great but it's only an approximation. We've used this website for years for checking the sun in various potential homes and holiday rentals. It's
by simonbarker87 2y ago
This site is great but it's only an approximation.
We've used this website for years for checking the sun in various potential homes and holiday rentals. It's a half decent approximation but it doesn't really have proper height data (I think it's using standard building classification from Open Street Map data?) so it's only a guide.
- dolmen 2y agoIt definitely has no data about roof shapes.
- noduerme 2y agoFunnily enough... it's completely missing the vacation rental mini chalet my neighbors built which casts shade over most of my backyard. I suppose this means it won't be missed on any surveys if it mysteriously gets knocked down.
- jodrellblank 2y agoI’m surprised; I was thinking they might buy a few satellite photos through a sunny day and just… look at where the shadows are (with code). Maybe working back from that could feedback how high the buildings might be.
- martyvis 2y agoThey seem to have proper shadow information. I live in a semi-rural village and shadows from trees along our street are quite accurate ( and seem to be based on one section before it was cleared a year ago or so)
- simonbarker87 2y agoThe trees thing seems to be new, I’m not sure I’ve noticed that before
- Woeps 2y agoPlus it seems to be missing a boat load of trees in the streets. But it's pretty cool overall! And I'll keep it in mind as we're in the process of looking for a new home.
- jvanderbot 2y agoDid you try the paid data? The free one missed most the trees, but the $2 map showed all the trees in my nearby park. Really impressive.
- playa1 2y agoA few months ago I paired for the tree data to figure out the best place on our property to place some planter beds. I’m very happy with the results. It confirmed my guess that a specific section gets more light over the year even though there is a bit more shade in the mornings until late spring.
- londons_explore 2y agoCan you share screenshots of both side by side? (perhaps of some area not your backyard if you don't want to reveal where that is?)
- jvanderbot 2y agoIf you click on the premium version, it will show a sample of a chosen area to show you how much more detail (esp re: trees) will be available. Even that was kinda worse than what I got.
- layer8 2y agoFor me it only increases the resolution, but not the correctness. The shadows have more detail, but are still wrong.
- andybak 2y agoSo - how do I know if the paid version is accurate if the free version is inaccurate? It shows me a sample of some place I don't know so it's impossible to evaluate. They should offer some other way to trial the full version.
- jvanderbot 2y agoWhat's the data source? The premium map is really good for my neighborhood! I wonder if it's image processing from Planet data or something. Shape from shadows (then back to shadows?)