Welcome, #SolarWarrior, to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips, and advice for building your solar business or career.

Ten years ago, if you called on a solar company to give you a rooftop solar system proposal, one of your installer’s first steps was to come to your house, climb up on your roof, and take a bunch of measurements and pictures to evaluate the project. This process is now starting to change, however, with the rise of new technology...Drones.

From the opening games of the Olympics to search & rescue, Drones are finally inspiring and aiding humanity in ways we only dreamed of when I began in the solar industry.

According to Ryan Tong, director of marketing at DJI,“Roof inspection [for solar project evaluations] hasn’t changed significantly over the past decade. Introducing safe and accurate drone-based 3-D models to replace survey wheels and measuring tapes is a step forward for the industry.”

Drones in solar have a number of advantages that make them appealing to both homeowners and installers, including saving time and money for everyone involved.

Today, we’ll take a look at how drones are used in solar projects and chat w/one of the leading companies helping solar installers adopt this technology to scale their operations.

Joining me for the discussion is Jason Steinberg, CEO of Scanifly, the only drone-based solar software focused on the survey & design

This Thursday Sept 23rd, Don't miss out on your opportunity to win a FREE Drone, and level up your understanding even further about how Drones can benefit your business. Look over my shoulder as I have Jason give me a walkthrough of the Scanifly software, and ask him all the hard questions I couldn't get to in today's Tactical Tuesday!

Register here: www.scanifly.com/suncast

put drones to work for your business

Resources:

Connect with Jason Steinberg on LinkedIn

Follow Scanifly on LinkedIn and Twitter, and check out their website.

Mentioned Blogposts:

How to Get Your FAA Part 107 Drone License in 7 Days or Less

How to Build a Solar Drone Program

ROI Calculator: We analyzed the return on investment (ROI) for solar contractors across the US

Why Top Contractors Pay More for These Skills

5 Reasons it’s Difficult to Hire Solar Site Surveyors (and 4 things to do about it)

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