Residential

OverviewRooftop PV at volumeRoof & dronePlanes measured on the roofAttic & structureRafters recordedElectricalPanel and interconnectionDesign & engineeringModel to stamped setHomeowners: free monitoringAlready have solar? Free reviewUnderperformance checkFree tool for homeowners

Commercial & Industrial

OverviewBig roofs, real structureOn-site surveyRoof, structure, switchgearDesign & engineeringPE stampedVisual inspectionModule resolutionThermal inspectionFaults as heatElectroluminescenceCell-level cracks

Utility-Scale

OverviewThousands of acresLiDAR topographyTerrain before earthworkLand surveyingBoundary and topographicConstruction monitoringProgress, measuredThermal & ELEvery string

Across every scale

Site surveysRoof and electrical, one visitPermitting & engineeringStamped plan setsInspectionAerial thermal and ELShading analysisSA, TOF and TSRFSurvey locationsState and metro guides

The platform

Platform overviewPortal, 3D models, live dataFeature guidesWho it serves and how it worksShading analysisMove the sun yourselfCost calculatorWhat bad field data costs you

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Vanguard AccessInvite only · survey data portal

Solar reference

Solar questions answeredResidential, commercial and utility-scaleSurvey methodologySources, measurements and limitsCompany factsOfficial services and capabilities

Field Notes · build vs. buy

What a survey really costsPart 01 · the full modelUtilization is the whole gamePart 02 · a real TuesdayThe break-even headcountWhen hiring pays offTwo technicians, two roofsVariance, measuredThe hybrid crewIn-house plus outsourced

Field Notes · reference

Site survey checklistBuilt backwards from reworkHow long a survey takesHour by hourDo panels need a permit?What goes in the packageStorage site surveysThe capture listCompare survey vendorsQuestions to ask any vendor

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About us

The field data layer for solar

We put a technician on site, capture against a fixed specification, and build the models, engineering and permits off real measurements instead of imagery.

50,000+Surveys delivered
7 yrsIn operation
NationwideCoverage
PE-stampedPermit sets

What we do

Solar Survey AI is the field data layer for solar. We put a trained technician physically on site, capture structure and electrical in a single visit against a fixed specification, and build everything downstream off that capture: 3D models with documented source and scale requirements, stamped engineering, permit packages, and aerial inspection of operating assets.

We work for solar installers and EPC contractors as overflow and outsourced survey capacity. We are not an installer and we do not sell to homeowners. Our customers are the companies doing the installing.

The position we take

Most of the cost in a solar project that nobody prices is the cost of acting on data somebody guessed at.

1

Somebody has to be there

A remote measurement gets you a roof outline. It does not get you rafter spacing, a bus bar rating or the vent stack sitting where row three was going. We send a person.

2

A spec beats a specialist

Two technicians on the same pay with the same jobs can differ by ten points of rework rate. The difference is whether they are working from a specification or from experience.

3

Publish the arithmetic

We put the in-house versus outsourced maths on the site with editable models, including the cases where running it yourself is cheaper. It usually is, at low volume.

Track record

Scale

  • More than 50,000 surveys delivered
  • Seven years of operation
  • Nationwide coverage
  • Residential through utility-scale

Standards

  • Permit sets stamped and sealed by a licensed professional engineer
  • 3D roof models with source and scale requirements
  • 48 hours from site visit to deliverable
  • Six days from survey to permit-ready
  • No tiers, the same survey on every site

Read our work before you talk to us

The Field Notes series is where we show the reasoning rather than assert it: what a completed survey actually costs in house, why utilization decides the number, where the crossover against outsourcing sits, and the capture standard we run. The models are editable and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

If it turns out we are the wrong answer for your volume, the models will tell you that before a call does.

Talk to us

Fifteen minutes. We will tell you straight whether we fit your volume and where we do not.

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