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🏆 Edison Awards 2026 Finalist
🤝 Black & Veatch IgniteX
🌱 NREL Industry Growth Forum
☀️ RE+ Las Vegas
🤖 Autonomous Agent Digital Twins Roadmap
💻 AMD Developer Program
🚀 Google for Startups
🧠 NVIDIA Inception Program
☁️ Google NEXT Las Vegas
INDUSTRY SOLUTION

Asset Detection &
Operational Monitoring

Three AI models. Monthly satellite monitoring. Automated compliance tracking. Manage operational solar assets at scale without setting foot on site.

The Challenge

180+ GW of Solar Assets Need Smarter Monitoring

The US has over 180 GW of installed solar capacity requiring ongoing operational monitoring. Vegetation shading can reduce panel output by 10–30% depending on system configuration (NREL). Addressing vegetation issues reactively costs 5–10 times more than proactive management. Manual site inspections for facilities spanning 1,000+ acres cost $5K–$15K per visit and occur at best quarterly.

Between inspections, panel degradation, equipment failures, and unauthorized encroachment go undetected — eroding revenue and increasing risk.
180+ GW
Installed US solar capacity requiring ongoing monitoring
10-30%
Output loss from vegetation shading on panel arrays
5-10x
Cost multiplier for reactive vs. proactive vegetation management
The Earthflow Solution

AI-Powered Detection Meets Satellite-Based Monitoring

Earthflow deploys three concurrent AI detection models to identify solar infrastructure from satellite imagery, while continuous NDVI analysis and change detection track vegetation health and site conditions monthly — replacing expensive, infrequent manual inspections.
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3-Model Concurrent Detection
Earthflow Detect Extents (Sentinel-2, 4.7m), Earthflow Detect High-Res (Mapbox, ~1m), and Earthflow Detect Low-Res (Sentinel-2, 10m) run simultaneously. Each produces independent GeoJSON layers with confidence scoring and per-source visibility controls.
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NDVI Vegetation Monitoring
Monthly normalized difference vegetation index tracking across entire site footprints. Detect encroachment before it impacts output. 12-month temporal trends identify seasonal patterns and anomalies.
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Satellite Change Detection
Compare Sentinel-2 imagery between any two dates. Automatically flag changes in vegetation clearing, panel array integrity, access road conditions, and surrounding land use.
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Compliance Zone Tracking
Monitor clearing, protection, buffer, and restoration zones against permit requirements. Track seeding plan progress, NDVI recovery benchmarks, and permit expiration dates with automated alerts.
The Impact

See Everything. Miss Nothing. From Orbit.

Replace quarterly boots-on-ground inspections with monthly satellite intelligence. Three independent AI models cross-validate detections while NDVI temporal analysis catches vegetation issues weeks before they impact production.
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Concurrent AI Models
Earthflow Detect Extents, High-Res, and Low-Res provide independent detection layers with per-source confidence scoring and color-coded map overlays.
60-70%
Reduced Inspection Costs
Monthly satellite monitoring replaces $5K-$15K quarterly manual inspections while increasing monitoring frequency 4-12x.
Monthly
Vegetation Monitoring
NDVI analysis catches vegetation encroachment weeks before it causes the 10-30% output losses seen at unmonitored sites.
Any Date
Change Detection
Compare any two satellite capture dates to track progress, identify anomalies, or verify maintenance work completion.
Metric Traditional Approach With Earthflow
Monitoring frequency Quarterly manual inspections Monthly satellite + AI analysis
Detection technology Visual inspection, drone flights 3 concurrent Earthflow Detect sources
Vegetation tracking Spot checks during visits Continuous NDVI temporal analysis
Cost per inspection $5K-$15K per site visit Automated satellite monitoring
Coverage area Sample-based (partial site) Complete site footprint
Issue detection speed Quarterly at best Monthly with automated alerts

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