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CASE STUDY · RENEWABLE ENERGY INTELLIGENCE

Solar Panel Detection & Condition Assessment

Converting aerial and satellite imagery into solar asset intelligence by detecting panel locations, coverage patterns and visible condition indicators.

Automated Solar asset inventory creation
GIS-ready Panel locations and mapped outputs
Scalable Suitable for property or regional analysis
QA/QC Reviewed before delivery
PROJECT OVERVIEW

The client needed a faster way to identify and assess solar assets.

Solar asset mapping is often limited by manual inspection, fragmented datasets and slow visual review. This makes it difficult to build reliable inventories, assess rooftop coverage and prioritise follow-up inspections.

AXO GeoAI designed a solar detection workflow to identify visible solar panels from imagery and convert the results into structured geospatial outputs for planning, inventory and reporting use.

What we analysed

Rooftop solar panel presence
Panel coverage and distribution
Visible condition indicators
Asset inventory zones
GIS-ready solar mapping outputs
WHAT WE ACHIEVED

From imagery to actionable solar intelligence

01

Automated panel detection

The workflow identified visible solar panels across imagery and reduced the need for repetitive manual asset review.

02

Asset inventory generation

Solar locations were structured into geospatial outputs that can support inventories, inspection planning and renewable energy analysis.

03

Condition assessment support

Visible anomalies, coverage gaps and candidate inspection areas can be flagged depending on imagery resolution and project scope.

Business impact

The workflow supported faster solar asset discovery, improved visibility of distributed panel installations and helped prepare mapping-ready outputs for decision-making.

For energy teams

Faster inventory creation and clearer visibility of solar deployment across rooftops or larger areas.

For inspections

Helps prioritise sites requiring closer review based on visible conditions and spatial patterns.

For planning

Supports renewable energy mapping, asset coverage analysis and opportunity identification.

DELIVERABLES

Final outputs prepared for client use

GeoJSON
SHP
GPKG
KML
CSV
PDF Summary

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