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Solar mapping boosts industry
Published: Nov. 4, 2008 at 12:59 PM
SEATTLE, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Seattle-based 3Tier offers maps of solar intensity, contributing to growth in the solar energy industry.
In addition to Google, which offers a solar map of San Francisco's hot spots, 3Tier allows users to see a map that details sunny areas all over the Western Hemisphere.
Developers, financiers, installers and homeowners have all reported that solar energy mapping is an asset to solar projects.
Google Earth allows aerial views of rooftops that help installers prequalify solar-system buyers, and Google Maps-San Francisco offers residents a chance to see the city's solar hot spots.
3Tier provides a detailed view of where, when and how intensely the sun shines in North and South America, the Mercury News reported.
The maps are based on 11 years of solar reports for the entire Western Hemisphere.
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