Release Notes

- Nowcasting service, based on near-real time processing of satellite imagery, was extended to include region between -5 - +5 Latitude and 115 - 130 longitude.

- Updated coverage map for nowcasting service can be seen here: Solargis API User Guide

- Learn more about Solargis nowcasting service: https://solargis.com/products/forecast/overview/

- New version of economy calculator

- Economy calculator available also in compare tool

- Horizon editor

- Time series of water equivalent of fresh snow fall [unit: kg/m2] is available as a new data parameter. The data is taken from the ERA5 database and is available for full history (except last 2-3 month period).

- Data on fresh snowfall helps to understand frequency of snow events and is useful for estimation of snow losses.

- Input GOES-East satellite imagery for April 2003 was improved. Previously there were some artificially low irradiance values in some regions such as Chile. This issue has now been fixed.

- Improved zoom and map labels for BING satellite map

- Updated UX for map measurement tools

- Fixes to horizon graph

- Fixed bug in snow losses table/graph. Previously -1 value was shown for months with occasional snow.

- Integrated ERA5 data into our historical time series and TMY

- Better temporal consistency of data

- Satellite map replaced with BING satellite map for improved imagery in many regions

- Distance and area measurement tools included in map window

- reCAPTCHA removed for users from China

- PVOUT CSi map layer was updated.

• Spectral correction considered
• New temperature data source - ERA5
• Updated terrain data
• Soiling losses are now considered before calculation of electric system losses

- Performance of application (loading time) was improved

- Compatibility issues with Firefox/Safari browsers were fixed

- Operational aerosol data harmonization was updated for data starting from Jan 2019.  Solar radiation data for all regions were re-calculated using updated aerosol data.

- The data harmonization is used to control temporal stability of the input aerosol data coming from various versions of models. 

- The biggest changes can be expected for DNI during extreme situations when there was very high or very low AOD (aerosol optical depth).  GHI is also affected but to a smaller extent.

Initial release of Prospect app, which will replace iMaps and pvPlanner. Overview of updates and improvements can be seen here: https://solargis.com/blog/product-updates/prospect-launch