Solar Radiation Analysis and Applications

This video tutorial covers the Calculate Solar Radiation solution, which helps in creating solar radiation maps and visualizing solar radiation on 3D buildings. It explains how to set up solar radiation rasters, visualize solar radiation on building roofs, and analyze proposed developments. The tutorial also guides on summarizing and publishing results using ArcGIS Online, ensuring accurate and comprehensive solar radiation analysis.

What is one of the primary uses of the Calculate Solar Radiation solution?

• To analyze rainfall patterns

• To create solar radiation maps

• To track wildlife movements

• To measure wind speed

Which features can be included in the Calculate Solar Radiation Raster task?

• Buildings, trees, DTM, or DSM

• Only trees

• Only DTM

• Only buildings

What does the resulting solar raster display?

• Wind speed

• Temperature variations

• Rainfall intensity

• kWh per m2 per day

What should you be cautious of when selecting many buildings for visualization?

• It may cause longer processing times

• It may reduce solar radiation

• It may result in inaccurate data

• It may increase temperature

Why is it important to set zero radiation to wide in symbology?

• To highlight the roofs

• To represent the walls of buildings

• To increase processing speed

• To reduce data size

What task is used to calculate total solar radiation on selected roof areas?

• Publish Solar Radiation Results

• Visualize Solar Radiation on Building Roofs

• Summarize Solar Radiation for Selected Roof Areas

• Calculate Solar Radiation Raster

What is the total solar radiation for the selected area in August?

• More than 3000 kilowatt hours per day

• Exactly 1500 kilowatt hours per day

• Less than 1000 kilowatt hours per day

• More than 2200 kilowatt hours per day

Where can you publish the solar radiation results?

• To a social media platform

• To a weather forecasting service

• Only to a local server

• To ArcGIS Online or portal for ArcGIS

What type of layers are solar panels published as?

• Vector layers

• Map tiles

• Scene layers

• Raster images

What is the final step after publishing the scene layer package?

• Convert it to a PDF

• Open it in a scene viewer

• Send it via email

• Delete the package