Obstruction inspector data

The "inspector panel" is the drawer that slides from the right when you have a layer selected. In this panel you will find the ability to modify the obstruction template, type, setback, height, and (if a tree) radius.

Setting an obstruction template will automatically modify all obstrucitons from their values to the obstruction template values. You can modiy on a case by case to deviate from the obstruction template, and that value will be saved even if you change templates. To revert to the template once cdeviating, simply click the below button.

ARGUS - rooftop obstruction generator

Solesca's first AI tool, ARGUS automatically detects rooftop obstructions for you. To let ARGUS see the obstructions, simply click on the button within the field which you want to unleash him on.

To see the ARGUS button you need to have a rooftop design. We define rooftop designs as having a racking type of: Flush Mount, an E-W, or a Fixed Tilt that has a tilt less than 20deg.

ARGUS is named after the greek giant with 100 eyes. He sometimes isnt sure if something is or is not an obstruction, so he gives confidence scores for each obstruction that he sees. You can select the confidence threshold to have more or less obstructions based on your desired application.

ARGUS also stands for: Automated Recognition & Geometric Understanding System.

Wetlands

You can generate wetlands for your ground mount projects using Solesca. To see the button to generate wetlands you need to have a ground mount design. We define ground mount designs as having a racking type of Single Axis Tracker, Two Axis Tracker, or a Fixed Tilt that has a tilt greater than or equal to 20deg.

Solesca uses the Unites States Fishing and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for all wetland generation. By clicking the button to generate wetlands for your field we pull the exact latitude and longitude coordinates for each obstruction from USFWS. Since we are pulling the data directly from the government website, response speed and availability vary.

Here are some tricks if you find the government pull to be unresponsive:

• Ensure your field does not overlap very large wetland areas. We notice that if you overlap a large contigious wetland (like the Mississippi river) with your field the response time will be very slow and may not return.
• Use at non-peak hours. USFWS is a public API and appears to employ 'wait-in-line' first come first serve responses. We notice that pulling data is extremely quick with no failures during the hours before 10AM and after 5PM EST. We also notice that pulling data between 10AM to 3PM EST experiences the most delays and failures.