Google is expanding its product options created from its mapping service. With the proposal to also explore the climate and solar energy segment, big tech developed three new APIs for the Google Maps platform: Solar API, Air Quality API e Pollen API. The news was announced by the company this Tuesday, 29, during the Next 23’ event.
Google's proposal is to map climate conditions and other indices that help organizations and companies provide sustainable and economical solutions for their management.. In this way, The new feature is the sale of data access to customers such as installers, energy companies, construction companies, real estate agencies and hospital representatives.
As APIs (Application Programming Interface) are a set of data tools that allow you to consult pertinent information about a specific industry or subject. In addition to its new products, at the moment, Google Maps already works with other API alternatives. One of them is the sale of navigation data to the company Uber.
Solar API: solar savings calculator
Companies in the solar energy and installation sector, like SunRun and Tesla, would be Google's targets for its new services. In this way, The Solar API is intended for customers who rely on this data, enabling access to information such as solar indices, energy indices, solar power and even air quality.
Google's new feature will work as a kind of solar savings calculator, serving as a basis for investments. The tool will post an estimated cost for solar installations from an address entered by the customer. This is a benefit that can also impact savings on electricity bills for companies and businesses of different sizes..
For data to be gathered, new Google Maps products use Artificial Intelligence (IA) and machine learning, in addition to environmental data and aerial images. Like this, Maps solutions may be connected to other Google products, like Cloud.
350 millions of buildings
Another proposal from this Google project is to launch mapping and APIs for the building sector. In this way, This AI model obtains information about the solar potential on top of buildings and constructions through the use of mapping data geometry and aerial images.
Big tech's focus would be on sales aimed at individual buildings or entire counties, generating reuse for construction companies and installers through the Solar API or the Air Quality API. For that, the company has already claimed to have collected data from more and more 350 millions of enterprises.
In this case, the data interface will be able to inform you about the air quality, pointing out pollution rates, but, furthermore, make health recommendations for specific areas of cities and counties.
US$ 100 millions of profits
Finally, Google Maps will launch the Pollen API that aims to identify areas with high pollen concentrations, offering practical tips for allergy sufferers. The interface will be developed by crossing data with environmental and climatic conditions, like the direction of the wind.
Expanding services is Google's plan to combat the slowdown in revenue, recently registered. According to company data, that the company CNBC had access, in just one year of this launch, it is estimated that solar data will generate US$ 90 a US$ 100 million. Despite the slowdown, the APIs sold by the company have been sufficiently profitable.
