topic Can we make a solar analysis like calculate the intense of solar radiation in specific area with DEM or have to be a lidar image ? in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/can-we-make-a-solar-analysis-like-calculate-the/m-p/463100#M6678 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I want to calculate the suitable buildings for solar panels according to its' solar intensity&nbsp;</P><P>There no lidar images for my AOI but i have DEM image for it&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:55:34 GMT ahmedsaed 2016-11-19T09:55:34Z Can we make a solar analysis like calculate the intense of solar radiation in specific area with DEM or have to be a lidar image ? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/can-we-make-a-solar-analysis-like-calculate-the/m-p/463100#M6678 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I want to calculate the suitable buildings for solar panels according to its' solar intensity&nbsp;</P><P>There no lidar images for my AOI but i have DEM image for it&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:55:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/can-we-make-a-solar-analysis-like-calculate-the/m-p/463100#M6678 ahmedsaed 2016-11-19T09:55:34Z Re: Can we make a solar analysis like calculate the intense of solar radiation in specific area with DEM or have to be a lidar image ? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/can-we-make-a-solar-analysis-like-calculate-the/m-p/463101#M6679 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>with the spatial analyst extension there is...&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/spatial-analyst-toolbox/an-overview-of-the-solar-radiation-tools.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/spatial-analyst-toolbox/an-overview-of-the-solar-radiation-tools.htm">An overview of the Solar Radiation tools—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P>I will move this to the&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/community/gis/analysis/spatial-analyst?sr=search&amp;searchId=494cf89f-163b-48b6-a06f-627ce02a168b&amp;searchIndex=0">https://community.esri.com/community/gis/analysis/spatial-analyst?sr=search&amp;searchId=494cf89f-163b-48b6-a06f-627ce02a168b&amp;searchIndex=0</A>‌ space</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:00:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/can-we-make-a-solar-analysis-like-calculate-the/m-p/463101#M6679 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-11-20T00:00:35Z