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Area Solar Radiation tool of the Spatial analyst

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04-07-2015 04:02 AM
bala_bhavyakausika
Occasional Contributor

I'm working with the Area Solar Radiation tool of the Spatial analyst. I am using Lidar data for a part of Netherlands and am running the model for the whole year with monthly interval and I get highest insolation values for the month of November instead of July or August. I tried it a couple of times and also using a python script but still the same problem. Could anyone help me in explaining this?

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NeilAyres
MVP Alum

What is the coordinate system for your data?

Is it in Holland....

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bala_bhavyakausika
Occasional Contributor

Yes 52.1 N Latitude

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NeilAyres
MVP Alum

This "52.1 N Latitude" is not a coordinate system.

Is the data in a projected coordinate system? This is recommended for this tool (and for most other analytical tools. If it is projected, then you don't have to specify a mid latitude for the data, because the system will already know that.

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bala_bhavyakausika
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Yes it is Projected. Amersfoort_Double_Stereographic projection.

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NeilAyres
MVP Alum

Can find no reference to that in the ArcGIS documentation. Just something called RD New and RD Old.

So, is the DEM in metres (X, Y and Z).

What is the EPSG code for "Amersfoort_Double_Stereographic projection"

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bala_bhavyakausika
Occasional Contributor

Sorry. The projection is RD New.