Please note: The algorithm descriptions in English have been automatically translated. Errors may have been introduced in this process. For the original descriptions, go to the Dutch version of the Algorithm Register.

Counting solar panels on rooftops

This algorithm is a way of counting the current number of solar panels in the Municipality. The Municipality of Groningen has the ambition to be CO2 neutral by 2035. Solar panels are an important means of achieving that ambition.

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Other algorithms
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General information

Theme

Nature and Environment

Begin date

06-2021

Contact information

opendata@groningen.nl

Link to publication website

https://groningen.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9933a08ff84b4a3690959780d55e8e03

Link to source registration

https://data.groningen.nl/dataset/algoritmeregister-gemeente-groningen

Responsible use

Goal and impact

The purpose of deploying this algorithm is to count how many solar panels are present in the municipality of Groningen. The count is needed to see whether the municipality is on track to meet the set targets.

We do not expect the deployment of this algorithm to have a high impact on citizens as it does not matter to the resident whether the counting is done by hand or with the help of an algorithm.

Considerations

Automated counting is faster and cheaper. In addition, it is more reliable than if it had to be counted by hand.

Human intervention

When it is too difficult for the model to identify and count solar panels, these cases are analysed by Mapgear staff. These corrections train the model so that it is increasingly able to count the number of solar panels.

Risk management

The number of solar panels on rooftops is public information. The municipality has no insight into what type of solar panels or inverters are used.

Operations

Data

The analytical model uses a current elevation file and aerial photographs.

Links to data sources

Uitleg over de gebruikte gegevens op de website van de leverancier: https://duurzaamheidskaart.nl/

Technical design

The analysis model uses a current elevation file and aerial photos. The model analyses the data and detects whether something is a solar panel or not, counting the number of solar panels.

External provider

MapGear

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