Class DataLayers

Information about the solar potential of a region. The actual data are contained in a number of GeoTIFF files covering the requested region, for which this message contains URLs: Each string in the DataLayers message contains a URL from which the corresponding GeoTIFF can be fetched. These URLs are valid for a few hours after they've been generated. Most of the GeoTIFF files are at a resolution of 0.1m/pixel, but the monthly flux file is at 0.5m/pixel, and the hourly shade files are at 1m/pixel. If a pixel_size_meters value was specified in the GetDataLayersRequest, then the minimum resolution in the GeoTIFF files will be that value.

Inheritance
object
DataLayers
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: Google.Apis.Solar.v1.Data
Assembly: Google.Apis.Solar.v1.dll
Syntax
public class DataLayers : IDirectResponseSchema

Properties

AnnualFluxUrl

The URL for the annual flux map (annual sunlight on roofs) of the region. Values are kWh/kW/year. This is unmasked flux: flux is computed for every location, not just building rooftops. Invalid locations are stored as -9999: locations outside our coverage area will be invalid, and a few locations inside the coverage area, where we were unable to calculate flux, will also be invalid.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("annualFluxUrl")]
public virtual string AnnualFluxUrl { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

DsmUrl

The URL for an image of the DSM (Digital Surface Model) of the region. Values are in meters above EGM96 geoid (i.e., sea level). Invalid locations (where we don't have data) are stored as -9999.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("dsmUrl")]
public virtual string DsmUrl { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

ETag

The ETag of the item.

Declaration
public virtual string ETag { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

HourlyShadeUrls

Twelve URLs for hourly shade, corresponding to January...December, in order. Each GeoTIFF will contain 24 bands, corresponding to the 24 hours of the day. Each pixel is a 32 bit integer, corresponding to the (up to) 31 days of that month; a 1 bit means that the corresponding location is able to see the sun at that day, of that hour, of that month. Invalid locations are stored as -9999 (since this is negative, it has bit 31 set, and no valid value could have bit 31 set as that would correspond to the 32nd day of the month). An example may be useful. If you want to know whether a point (at pixel location (x, y)) saw sun at 4pm on the 22nd of June you would: 1. fetch the sixth URL in this list (corresponding to June). 1. look up the 17th channel (corresponding to 4pm). 1. read the 32-bit value at (x, y). 1. read bit 21 of the value (corresponding to the 22nd of the month). 1. if that bit is a 1, then that spot saw the sun at 4pm 22 June. More formally: Given month (1-12), day (1...month max; February has 28 days) and hour (0-23), the shade/sun for that month/day/hour at a position (x, y) is the bit

(hourly_shade[month - 1])(x,
y)[hour] & (1 << (day - 1))

where (x, y) is spatial indexing, [month - 1] refers to fetching the month - 1st URL (indexing from zero), [hour] is indexing into the channels, and a final non-zero result means "sunny". There are no leap days, and DST doesn't exist (all days are 24 hours long; noon is always "standard time" noon).

Declaration
[JsonProperty("hourlyShadeUrls")]
public virtual IList<string> HourlyShadeUrls { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
IList<string>

ImageryDate

When the source imagery (from which all the other data are derived) in this region was taken. It is necessarily somewhat approximate, as the images may have been taken over more than one day.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("imageryDate")]
public virtual Date ImageryDate { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Date

ImageryProcessedDate

When processing was completed on this imagery.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("imageryProcessedDate")]
public virtual Date ImageryProcessedDate { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Date

ImageryQuality

The quality of the result's imagery.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("imageryQuality")]
public virtual string ImageryQuality { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

MaskUrl

The URL for the building mask image: one bit per pixel saying whether that pixel is considered to be part of a rooftop or not.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("maskUrl")]
public virtual string MaskUrl { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

MonthlyFluxUrl

The URL for the monthly flux map (sunlight on roofs, broken down by month) of the region. Values are kWh/kW/year. The GeoTIFF pointed to by this URL will contain twelve bands, corresponding to January...December, in order.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("monthlyFluxUrl")]
public virtual string MonthlyFluxUrl { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

RgbUrl

The URL for an image of RGB data (aerial photo) of the region.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("rgbUrl")]
public virtual string RgbUrl { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

Implements