Points Solar Radiation

Question

Hi,

I am currently trying to get an hourly single point solar radiation output. I have a DEM that works perfectly when calculating area solar radiation, but I always get an unexpected error when I try to calculate the point radiation.  I think the problem lies in my input table.  It is an excel file and I saved it as a tab seperated text file and it still won't work.  Does anybody have any tips for getting a single point radiation calculation.  Thanks!

Sincerely,
Karl Schrass

AbelSantana · Answer

Because insolation calculations can be time intensive, you should be sure that all factors are appropriate. Computation for your huge digital elevation model can take time, and a very huge DEM could take times.

check out this topic
http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/17699-Area-Solar-Radiation-Failed-to-open-raster-dataset?p=255645#post255645

it looks like after you make sure you have all the correct parameters set and follow the help guidelines that turning off the background processing will solve a 999999 error code.

celinaaniston · Answer

Because insolation calculations can be time intensive, you should be sure that all factors are appropriate. Computation for your huge digital elevation model can take time, and a very huge DEM could take times.