sunshine

The Sunshine Project

High-Level Project Summary

We are currently developing an application whose ultimate goal is to help the average user judge the efficiency of their solar panel system using solid science. Indeed with our application we will be able to search for historical data relating to the climatic state during the different periods of the year. More specifically, the insolation Clearness Index that we use makes it possible to determine the amount of irradiation received by the ground, in order to know the conditions in which the different photovoltaic installations are located. depending on the geographical position of the user and the time of year, we can determine if it is good to have a solar panel system.

Link to Project "Demo"

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BdqjFJjz5Meogc9l719O8yV3G_fg8tyk?usp=sharing

Link to Final Project

https://github.com/renepromesse/sunshine

Detailed Project Description

To be able to provide the information to users, the application must be able to make REQUEST with the NASA API ;for this we chose to use ReactNative which is a Javascript library to build the application and be able to interact with the tools we have.

the main benefit of using our application is to be able to obtain viable data which will help the user in making decisions such as purchasing solar plate.

and of course the code editor we use is Visual studio Code

Space Agency Data

Our project mainly uses data from NASA satellites, and the information we get from it comes from the API which provides us the database to use. The main parameter we use in our request with the API is the all sky insolation clearness index.One of the major issues that needs to be addressed is the question of “How is a ‘Clear day’ defined?”. As an example, can a day with strong cloud cover in the noon for two hours and with no cloud for the rest of the day be classified as a ‘Clear day’?

With this index we can have a clear measure and then be able to draw a conclusion from the state of the sky during the day . This data can be considered as one of the cores of the project.

one of the things that pushed us to do this challenge is the prospect that we can participate in an action that leads to protect the environment. Our solution to this challenge would encourage people to turn more to renewable energies.

Hackathon Journey

The space app challenge adventure is really rewarding both from a technical point of view but also from a mental point of view. Not only do you learn to work in competition while learning a lot during the process, but you also learn to have more self-confidence because you have to be ready to accept the various challenges encountered along the way.

The thing that really intimidated us at the beginning is not even technical (coding) but it is the lack of knowledge we had on this subject; that it is the scientific data but also how to use them in the service of our project. So we had to do a lot of research.

we would especially like to thank the organizers who have so encouraged us during and the realization of our Work.