OSM knows where my solar panels are (lemmy.ml)

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I have a solar array on my roof. If I find my house in OSM, there's a lightning bolt icon indicating there's a solar array present. Not only that, but the exact layout of the panels in my roof is shown. I never submitted this info to anyone, Google Maps Satellite view doesn't show them. I'm really curious where OSM got such detailed data.

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[-] redd@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Yes that is typically, because there a lot of mappers which are contributing to OpenStreetMap by aerial imagery. Thanks to you that you add stuff from places which you know by yourself. This is very valuable.

this post was submitted on 05 May 2024

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