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PV Inspections for Every Stage of the Solar Lifecycle

PV Inspections for Every Stage of the Solar Lifecycle

PV Inspections for Every Stage of the Solar Lifecycle

PV Inspections for Every Stage of the Solar Lifecycle

Fast. Accurate. Actionable.

Fast. Accurate. Actionable.

Fast. Accurate. Actionable.

Fast. Accurate. Actionable.

Detailed solar PV inspections, reports and analytics from the global market leader in aerial thermography.  Our inspection solution processes thermal images taken of PV systems and identifies, classifies, and prioritizes 100% of all anomalies, mapped to a digital twin of your solar site.  All anomalies have an exact location for efficient remediation, enabling PV systems across the world to maximize productivity.

Detailed solar PV inspections, reports and analytics from the global market leader in aerial thermography.  Our inspection solution processes thermal images taken of PV systems and identifies, classifies, and prioritizes 100% of all anomalies, mapped to a digital twin of your solar site.  All anomalies have an exact location for efficient remediation, enabling PV systems across the world to maximize productivity.

Detailed solar PV inspections, reports and analytics from the global market leader in aerial thermography.  Our inspection solution processes thermal images taken of PV systems and identifies, classifies, and prioritizes 100% of all anomalies, mapped to a digital twin of your solar site.  All anomalies have an exact location for efficient remediation, enabling PV systems across the world to maximize productivity.

Detailed solar PV inspections, reports and analytics from the global market leader in aerial thermography.  Our inspection solution processes thermal images taken of PV systems and identifies, classifies, and prioritizes 100% of all anomalies, mapped to a digital twin of your solar site.  All anomalies have an exact location for efficient remediation, enabling PV systems across the world to maximize productivity.

Trusted by 400+ Global Customers

The Raptor Maps Difference

The Raptor Maps Difference

The Raptor Maps Difference

The Raptor Maps Difference

Fast turnaround, more accurate reporting

Proprietary AI-driven and dedicated project team ensures timely delivery of reliable reporting required to get your asset’s energy yield back on track. Deep domain expertise and partnerships with leading OEMs mean we’re at the forefront of anomaly detection standards.

Detailed, actionable insights to boost your energy yield

Granular classification of anomalies enables stronger prioritization and more strategic remediation strategies across your portfolio, ultimately boosting power production and reducing operating costs

Delivered through an interactive, geospatial digital twin

Go beyond simple PDF reports and digitize your entire farm, with every anomaly localized and geotagged to precise locations on an interactive, map-based digital twin of your assets. Layer in power production data, equipment maintenance history, and more to gain a 360 degree view of your assets, all from one platform.

Take the digital twin into the field

Empower your on-site teams with our easy-to-use mobile digital twins, helping them locate and navigate to issues needing remediation. Improve safety and efficiency of field work. Available in offline mode when signal gets spotty.

Domain expertise, with dedicated operations team

Our focus on solar means intense focus on delivering solutions built specifically for you, led by subject matter experts.

Digitize previous inspections for the full history of your asset

Store the full historical record of your site by digitizing previous inspections, regardless of provider, and gain a holistic view of DC health across your portfolio.

PV Inspections Use Cases

PV Inspections Use Cases

PV Inspections Use Cases

PV Inspections Use Cases

Routine Asset Health Checks

Compare data over time to identify trends. Combine insights from your DAS / SCADA system with recent aerial inspections to get a holistic picture of your asset’s health.

Routine Asset Health Checks

Compare data over time to identify trends. Combine insights from your DAS / SCADA system with recent aerial inspections to get a holistic picture of your asset’s health.

Post-Extreme Weather Assessment

Assess damage to your sites following extreme weather events. Collect data for claims and quickly identify necessary remediation activity to get your site back up and running. Minimize downtime and reduce revenue loss.

Cracking Identification

Identify hard-to-find cracking at scale with high degree of accuracy and reliability, leveraging methods validated by leading OEMs. Prevent further asset degradation, support vendor management, and improve the long-term health of your assets.

Cracking Identification

Identify hard-to-find cracking at scale with high degree of accuracy and reliability, leveraging methods validated by leading OEMs. Prevent further asset degradation, support vendor management, and improve the long-term health of your assets.

Cracking Identification

Identify hard-to-find cracking at scale with high degree of accuracy and reliability, leveraging methods validated by leading OEMs. Prevent further asset degradation, support vendor management, and improve the long-term health of your assets.

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M&A Due Diligence

Conduct more robust due diligence and assess asset health prior to purchase. Prevent buyer’s remorse and facilitate strategic transactions.

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M&A Due Diligence

Conduct more robust due diligence and assess asset health prior to purchase. Prevent buyer’s remorse and facilitate strategic transactions.

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M&A Due Diligence

Conduct more robust due diligence and assess asset health prior to purchase. Prevent buyer’s remorse and facilitate strategic transactions.

Post-remediation Validation

Ensure service partner quality and validate remediation success. Make sure your issues are resolved properly and power production is back on-track.

Post-remediation Validation

Ensure service partner quality and validate remediation success. Make sure your issues are resolved properly and power production is back on-track.

Post-remediation Validation

Ensure service partner quality and validate remediation success. Make sure your issues are resolved properly and power production is back on-track.

Commissioning Inspection

Validate proper construction and get a baseline of asset health from day 0. Identify and fix equipment defects before your assets are energized. Support future warranty and insurance claims.

Commissioning Inspection

Validate proper construction and get a baseline of asset health from day 0. Identify and fix equipment defects before your assets are energized. Support future warranty and insurance claims.

Commissioning Inspection

Validate proper construction and get a baseline of asset health from day 0. Identify and fix equipment defects before your assets are energized. Support future warranty and insurance claims.

How It Works

  1. Conduct aerial inspection: perform an in-house inspection, utilize autonomous drones, or leverage our Data Capture services.

  2. Detect and Classify Anomalies: our industry-leading software uncovers, categorizes, and localizes anomalies to precise geotagged locations for efficient remediation.

  3. Access through an interactive digital twin: you’ll receive results through an interactive, map-based digital version of your solar farm and an easy-to-use and exportable dashboard of insights and reporting.

  4. Integrate with our analytics engine: unlock new asset optimization opportunities, automations, and more with advanced analytics and workflows.

Levels of Inspection

Levels of Inspection

Levels of Inspection

Levels of Inspection

Comprehensive level aerial IR inspections are performed in compliance with IEC standards. It provides highly detailed, sub-module level granular data and allows teams to thoroughly understand the performance of each PV module. This inspection level offers temperate deltas and enables accurate sorting and prioritization of both module and string-level anomalies by temperature intensity.


  • Infrared thermal imagery: 3 cm/px resolution

  • HD RGB Imagery: 1 cm/px resolution

  • Identifiable Anomalies Include: All anomalies identified at the Raptor Overview and Raptor Standard levels as well as data analysis in accordance with IEC TS 62446-3 Technical Specification: Photovoltaic (PV) systems. More detailed classifications of single-cell hot spot with ΔT > 10 K, heated junction box with ΔT > 4 K, and substring in short circuit with ΔT > 4 K.

Data Collection Methods

Data Collection Methods

Data Collection Methods

Data Collection Methods

Drone in a box

Unlock advanced robotics use cases with the industry’s leading integrator of robotics for solar. Conduct frequent and automated inspections with autonomous drones and dock technology, enabled by our geospatially-based digital twins.

Drone in a box

Unlock advanced robotics use cases with the industry’s leading integrator of robotics for solar. Conduct frequent and automated inspections with autonomous drones and dock technology, enabled by our geospatially-based digital twins.

Raptor Maps Data Collection Service

Leverage our network of vetted drone service providers to perform your solar PV inspection. Our network of experienced drone pilots are licensed, trained, and insured to ensure you’re receiving high-quality deliverables - and local, so they understand the flight regulations of the area. Coordinate with our pilot network through our Flight Scheduling tool, designed to eliminate the manual back and forths of coordinating data capture.

Fly Your PV System Yourself

We’ll provide detailed flight guidelines and the software for drone and plane inspection programs so you can fly it yourself and let us handle the rest. Building an in-house drone program? Let our SMEs, with specific expertise in solar aerial thermography, help you build your program from ground up.

Fly Your PV System Yourself

We’ll provide detailed flight guidelines and the software for drone and plane inspection programs so you can fly it yourself and let us handle the rest. Building an in-house drone program? Let our SMEs, with specific expertise in solar aerial thermography, help you build your program from ground up.

Fly Your PV System Yourself

We’ll provide detailed flight guidelines and the software for drone and plane inspection programs so you can fly it yourself and let us handle the rest. Building an in-house drone program? Let our SMEs, with specific expertise in solar aerial thermography, help you build your program from ground up.

Testimonials

Testimonials

Testimonials

Testimonials

Related Resources

Raptor Maps Adherence to IEC TS 62446-3:2017
Raptor Maps Adherence to IEC TS 62446-3:2017
Raptor Maps Adherence to IEC TS 62446-3:2017
Raptor Maps Adherence to IEC TS 62446-3:2017

Raptor Maps Adherence to IEC TS 62446-3:2017

Ensuring You Receive the Best Data  The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international organization that creates and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies.

Solar PV Industry Inspection Methods Comparison
Solar PV Industry Inspection Methods Comparison
Solar PV Industry Inspection Methods Comparison
Solar PV Industry Inspection Methods Comparison

Solar PV Industry Inspection Methods Comparison: Aerial Thermography vs. I-V Curve Tracing

A thorough analysis of the two leading solar inspection methods. This white paper compares the two leading solar PV system inspection methods, I-V Curve Tracing, and Aerial Thermography.

PV Aerial Thermography Inspection
PV Aerial Thermography Inspection
PV Aerial Thermography Inspection
PV Aerial Thermography Inspection

Aerial Thermography Specifications for Contracts

Aerial thermography has become a standard practice for PV inspection in the solar industry and is increasingly getting scoped into requests for proposals (RFPs). To enable the solar industry to scale, Raptor Maps provides aerial thermography contract language in a downloadable format.

PV Aerial Thermography Inspection
PV Aerial Thermography Inspection
PV Aerial Thermography Inspection
PV Aerial Thermography Inspection

Aerial Thermography Specifications for Commissioning

Aerial thermography has become a standard practice for PV inspection in the solar industry and is increasingly getting scoped into requests for proposals (RFPs). To enable the solar industry to scale, Raptor Maps provides aerial thermography contract language in a downloadable format.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I inspect my sites?

I have inspection reports from other providers, and I want to look at the history of my asset health over time. How can Raptor Maps help with that?

What is a geospatially enabled digital twin for solar PV systems, and how does it aid in solar farm management?

How does Raptor Maps' inspection solution process thermal images of PV systems and identify anomalies?

Can I perform the aerial inspection of my PV system myself using Raptor Maps' software, and how will the data be processed and analyzed?

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Raptor Maps is building the digital foundation for a more resilient and scalable solar. From construction to end-of-life, we are your long-term software partners to ensure your sites are operating as expected and producing reliable energy to support the energy transition.

Raptor Maps is building the digital foundation for a more resilient and scalable solar. From construction to end-of-life, we are your long-term software partners to ensure your sites are operating as expected and producing reliable energy to support the energy transition.

Raptor Maps is building the digital foundation for a more resilient and scalable solar. From construction to end-of-life, we are your long-term software partners to ensure your sites are operating as expected and producing reliable energy to support the energy transition.

Raptor Maps is building the digital foundation for a more resilient and scalable solar. From construction to end-of-life, we are your long-term software partners to ensure your sites are operating as expected and producing reliable energy to support the energy transition.

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Somerville, MA 02143

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Somerville, MA 02143

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