Solargis data download

  • Updated on Jan 22, 2025
  • Published on Jan 14, 2025
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  • MK

In this document

You will learn how to download Time Series and TMY data from the Solargis platform.

Prerequisites to the data download

You must complete several steps before you can download data from the Solargis platform.

  1. Login to your Solargis account and click the Evaluate card on the dashboard to open the Evaluate application.

  2. Create a new project or open an existing one. (Data downloads are directly linked to the project location).

  3. Activate your project to generate its data. The data selection (Full evaluation for TimeSeries/TMY data and Early stage for TMY data only).

If you have chosen the Early stage and would also like to download Time Series data, you can upgrade your project to Full evaluation from the project page.

Downloading the data

To download data for your location:

  1. Navigate to the Download section/Data export.

  2. Click the “Prepare data export” link and select “Solar and meteo data”.

  1. In the next popup, select the dataset you wish to download. Remember - availability of the data formats depends on your project activation stage or purchased add-ons.

  2. Select one of the available data formats (JSON by default).

  3. Select the temporal resolution (if available). You may also decide to include/exclude horizon shading in the export using the checkbox.

  4. Click “Generate” to generate your data.

Your data will start to generate after you submit the request. It may take a moment depending on the size of your project and selected data granularity.

Generated datasets are listed in the Data exports table. Click the “Download” link to download it.

You can learn more about how to generate datasets in our Knowledge base.

Downloading horizon data

If you want to download you project’s horizon data only, do the following:

  1. Open your project and navigate to the Project/Energy system page.

  2. Click the “Create” button and select GTI energy system. A GTI energy system designer will open.

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Modify horizon” link in the Horizon shading tab.

  2. A three-dot menu will appear in the top-right corner. Open it and select “Export to HOR file.” Choose a destination and save the file to your computer.

You can also simulate the GTI for your location. You can learn how to do that in our Knowledge base.