…so your business doesn’t go extinct 🦕
Thirty-two years ago, Spielberg’s Jurassic Park showed us what happens when you bring extinct creatures back to life. Today, too many solar contractors are still using outdated survey and design methods that should have gone extinct decades ago. Satellite imagery from 2022. Tape measures on dangerous roofs. Design software that costs as much as your house. Here are 32 reasons to evolve your business and discover what modern solar design actually looks like.
1. Measure once, cut once. Use drone-based 3D models with inch-level accuracy, so you never have to worry about adjusting panels last minute ever again.
2. Capture the current roof conditions, instead of relying on outdated, skewed, or blurry satellite imagery.
3. Be precise, not shady. Generate onsite shading analysis without getting on the roof—including shade reports as accurate as the Solmetric SunEye, more reliable than LiDAR, and approved by major regulators and lenders.
4. Replace “lollipop tree” guesswork with real-time tree heights and vegetation modeling.
5. Don’t overpromise and underdeliver on production forecasts due to remote imagery and bad site measurements. Get the real data so your sales estimate becomes reality.
6. Drafting in CAD using scratch paper from the field rarely delivers accurate results and orthorectified layouts. Get that automatically with Scanifly.
7. Cut field time by 90% without sacrificing quality.
8. Gather perfect measurements with a 5-minute drone flight instead of hours on the roof pulling tape.
9. Avoid hot, steep, slippery, sketchy roofs, and help survey teams get home to their families safely.
10. Go from survey to stamped plan sets in 48 hours instead of weeks of back-and-forth.
11. Save 2-3 hours per install by eliminating onsite revisions.
12. Eliminate financing and TPO friction with subjective shade reports and comprehensive property data.
13. Because Mo Abdalla said so.
14. Garbage in = garbage out. Comprehensive field data and accurate solar designs go hand-in-hand, which is why we centralized them on our platform.
15. Digitize field data collection with our mobile app and customizable checklists—it’s like SiteCapture and CompanyCam but built for solar and free for all customers.
16. Works with any drone with GPS and a camera—no vendor lock-in or expensive hardware requirements.
17. Export 3D models directly to CAD or racking partners for seamless handoffs and installation planning.
18. Scale design capacity instantly with our PV design experts when project volumes spike. Easily scale down as well when business slows.
19. Digital checklists ensure you capture all structural, electrical, and property data without missing details.
20. A quality drone costs less than $1,000—cheaper than a single change order or lost deal.
21. Unlimited sales designs for a flat price instead of paying per design.
22. Have your own proposals? We can integrate with your preferred front-end software, CRM, or proposal tool to replace Aurora, Solo, or Solargraf.
23. Lower your insurance premiums by minimizing roof climbs and keeping crews safer.
24. Eliminate costly re-permitting or financing delays with accurate designs upfront.
25. Eliminates expensive extra truck rolls for missing measurements with one comprehensive drone flight.
26. Sales and ops shouldn’t design in different software! Easy, affordable remote designs meet accurate, efficient drone-based designs—all on one platform.
27. Leverage AI designs backed by years of computer vision and photogrammetry experience. We’ve been doing it before it was “cool,” and it’s baked into every aspect of our platform.
28. Shorten sales cycles and improve close rates by conducting a drone flight during the first customer visit.
29. Overcome skepticism with precise, photorealistic 3D models that let homeowners see exactly what the array will look like on their property.
30. Beat your competition with a drone-based design while they rely solely on outdated satellite imagery—the choice becomes obvious
31. Future-proof your reputation as financing companies demand more accuracy and better site data documentation.
32. Protect commissions from change order clawbacks when designs don’t match reality.
