In recent weeks, a major update has been carried out on the Solar Panels on the Map database. The content of the database has been expanded with the combined results of detections on satellite and aerial photos. This means the database is up to date again and we can say something about the increase in solar panels in recent times. Whereas our database contained about 15 million individual panels at the end of last year, that number has now risen to more than 26 million; almost double! The total energy production volume is now estimated at around 8,000 gigawatt hours per year.
If you ever look around you outside - or ever look at an aerial photograph - you can see that this increase in solar panels is substantial. The increase in our service comes not only from an increase in timeliness, but also quality; our service is set up so that the first 80% accuracy and completeness is achieved by fully automatic deep learning detection. At the user's request, data within an area of interest can be upgraded to at least 95% correctness and completeness.
For the rest of the year, satellite photos that have not yet been processed will also be used to expand the data. In addition, the rapid increase further emphasises that this kind of data ages at breakneck speed. So monitoring is necessary for good information. In our view, the relevance of this data, as well as the importance of reliable data, is only increasing.
More information on Solar Panels on the Map can be found on our website: https://neo.nl/zonnepanelen-op-de-kaart/
