Nearmap and OpenSolar Create a One-stop Product for Solar Installers to Sell, Map and Design Their Next Project
25 September 2019 - 12:09AM
Business Wire
The Nearmap on OpenSolar platform combines high
resolution vertical and oblique aerial imagery with remote solar
design software in a game-changing way that helps installers win
more customers
Before solar panels ever go on a house, installers can now find
everything under one roof to effectively plan, sell and design
their next solar project with the Nearmap on OpenSolar application.
Nearmap and OpenSolar have joined forces to give installers a
single tool that combines the latest nationwide aerial images and
solar design software to wow customers and demonstrate the benefits
of investing in solar.
The new product brings Nearmap’s best-in-class, high resolution
aerial imagery together with the OpenSolar team’s 25-year history
of expertise and innovation in solar. The application is accessible
to both Nearmap and OpenSolar customers and offers installers
access to Nearmap’s unparalleled library of imagery, including
oblique imagery—aerial photography captured at a 45-degree
angle.
With that imagery, designers can view a project from multiple
angles and see and measure the tops and sides of buildings. They
can also view shadows created by trees or other structures, even at
different times of the year.
Those images can be incorporated into site designs and models,
giving installers precise information for panel placements and
energy output, and resulting in customers having confidence in
their return on investment (ROI) calculations.
“Solar intelligence meets aerial imagery to give solar
installers both the imagery and design tools they need to rise
above their competitors,” said Rob Newman, Nearmap CEO. “There is
no quicker or more compelling way to show customers the many
benefits of solar energy than with Nearmap on OpenSolar.”
The solution provides an interactive experience for residential
customers, allowing them to select different solar design options
online and learn their ROI projections. The precise designs and
current imagery can speed up sales and installations by reducing
site visits, permitting delays and change orders. Proposals can
even be updated in real-time during calls with customers.
The new tool offers the following advantages over the
competition:
- Comprehensive. Users can design, model, share, propose
and close solar business deals from one application that’s
accessible from any device.
- Accuracy. It is the only tool that provides a
library of recently captured, high resolution vertical and oblique
imagery. This allows precise roof geometry measurements, solar
panel designs and ROI estimates.
- Experience. The customer-friendly tool enjoys all the
benefits of the OpenSolar platform, and is customizable to
incorporate solar company brands and adapt to the specific needs of
solar companies and their customers.
The end-to-end sales toolkit makes everything available through
one annual subscription, including imagery, design tools, customer
relations management, proposals, branded templates, equipment
catalog with full specs, energy estimators, pricing tools and
financial modeling.
“This full-service solar design solution bundles the ability to
view, measure, design and bid on a project without ever leaving
your tablet or computer,” said Andrew Birch, OpenSolar’s
Co-Founder. “Nearmap on OpenSolar can provide sky-high savings on
every solar bid and installation.”
Nearmap on OpenSolar was announced at the Solar Power
International North America Smart Energy Week conference in Salt
Lake City and will be available for use on Sept. 24. Visit us in
booth #3829 to learn more.
About Nearmap
Nearmap brings the real world to you. The company delivers high
resolution aerial imagery as a service to businesses across the
world, powered by industry-leading geospatial intelligence
technology. Using its own patented camera systems and processing
software, Nearmap captures wide-scale urban areas in the U.S.,
Australia, Canada, and New Zealand multiple times each year, making
fresh content instantly available in the cloud via web app or API
integration. Every day, Nearmap helps thousands of users conduct
virtual site visits for deep, data-driven insights—enabling
informed decisions, streamlined operations and robust bottom lines.
Founded in Australia in 2007, Nearmap is one of the ten largest
aerial survey companies in the world by annual data collection
volume and is publicly listed in the ASX 200. For more information,
visit www.nearmap.com.
About OpenSolar
OpenSolar is a solar design and sales application, providing
solar professionals with a highly sophisticated yet easy-to-use
software tool that services their end-to-end needs, from marketing
and lead management to solar system design, sales, installation,
and service. OpenSolar also provides a paid bespoke-software
service for solar manufacturers and solar finance companies to
better serve their dealer networks. Adam Pryor and Andrew Birch,
OpenSolar’s co-founders, are solar industry veterans and pioneers
of solar innovation who are on a determined mission to accelerate
the world’s transition from fossil fuels to solar energy. For more
information, visit www.opensolar.com.
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Nearmap Taylor Cenicola, 801-624-6869
taylor.cenicola@nearmap.com
OpenSolar Maaike Gobel maaike@opensolar.com
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