Interesting problem - however I should direct you away from geotools-devel (which is focused on making great software) and towards either our users list (how to use GeoTools) or disc...@osgeo.org (generally questions).
The OSGeo foundation offers a list of service providers here: http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile if you wish to look for help in your neck of the woods. I am not sure that the Google Earth / Bing maps would have the detail you require (you may need to check their license terms to ensure a solution built on their technology would be cost effective). That said they are a good resource for your second point - that of geocoding (i.e. property address or GPS coordinate). I have seen similar calculations does based on digital elevation module, you can identify what direction a property is facing for identification of an appropriate crop. I am not aware of a data provider that provides elevation data roof by roof in order to determine slope. There are a couple of advances though, the US cleared higher resolution imagery for domestic use - perhaps the rest of the world will as well? And there is a rise of small satellite providers who may be able to step in with data products of appropriate detail. Jody Garnett On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 1:25 PM, S.A. Mouti <mou...@outlook.com> wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > I would like to develop an algorithm that uses remote geographic sensing > data to automatically identify, highlight, and measure rooftops and > buildings surfaces and contours using satellite imagery. Our preference > is to utilize the existing map providers such as Google Earth/maps or Bing > . > > > > My aim is to get the following outputs from the proposed model: > > - Accurately highlighted and identified rooftops on Google maps (using > geo sensing data, elevation? and > - Property Address or GPS coordinate. > - Surface and square footage available for solar power generation > including the position of the property(N-S or E-W). At the exact surface of > the south facing portion of the roof. > - Integrate sun tool in google maps to calculate shading for each > building. > - Total surface/square footage of the roof. > > > I would appreciate your guidance on the following: > > - Any individual developers or companies active in this area who would > be willing to undertake this challenge > - View on technical do-ability of the project > - What data is needed to build the model and who the providers are? > (Google APIs?) > - An idea about the overall cost for such a model. > > > Thank you > > Sid > 713 992 6314 >
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