# Mapping Small-Scale Solar Systems

**URL:** <https://forum.u4ria.org/t/mapping-small-scale-solar-systems/534>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.u4ria.org/t/mapping-small-scale-solar-systems/534 "2025-11-14T08:34:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alemayehu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Alemayehu](https://forum.u4ria.org/u/Alemayehu)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.u4ria.org/t/mapping-small-scale-solar-systems/534/1 "2025-11-14T08:34:15Z")

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**[WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wri-energy-program/)** will work in collaboration with the **[IBM](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm/)** **[Impact Accelerator Program](https://newsroom.ibm.com/blog-ibm-impact-accelerator-bings-ai-to-the-frontlines-of-supply-chains)** to develop an AI-enabled mapping capability that uses very-high-resolution satellite imagery to detect and classify rooftop and ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The project will begin in India, with plans to scale to Kenya and beyond. The outputs will be integrated into **[Energy Access Explorer](https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-access-explorer/)**, WRI’s open-source data platform, to support evidence-based, inclusive energy planning.