Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses related to a solar panel layout and installation software tool are presented. In certain aspects, information is retrieved from one or more data sources based on a received location. The retrieved information may correspond to satellite images of the location, climate data for the location, data describing one or more physical structures at the location, and additional information relating to technical or financial considerations of potential solar panel layouts and systems. A user interface may be displayed including a graphical representation of the location and any physical structures at the location, and including a plurality of user options for designing one or more solar panel layouts at the location based on the retrieved information corresponding to the location.

Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for providing information about a home, building, or other structure are presented. In certain aspects, a user may interact with a user device in order for the system to determine various characteristics about the structure. In some arrangements, the characteristics may be relevant to solar power installation. For example, a user may interact with an application executing on the user device to provide another computing system with data allowing the computing system to calculate one or more three-dimensional space locations for a characteristic such as roof size or tilt. The characteristic may be calculated as a function of the locations and a known geometric configuration of a sensor unit in communication with the user device.