Shade Map
- ID
- 13842
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026, 9:01 PM
- Fetched
- 14 Aug 2026, 6:58 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://shademap.app/
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 5.0
- Created
- 14 Aug 2026, 7:00 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coderssaas_founders
What happened
ShadeMap is a free online tool that simulates 3D sun shadows cast by buildings, trees, and terrain for any location and time on Earth, including shadow accumulation maps and sun path visualization. It positions itself as a browser-based alternative to Google Earth Pro for shadow studies, solar analysis, and photography planning.
Why it matters
If you build anything in proptech, solar, real estate, or GIS-adjacent SaaS, this is a ready-to-use reference tool or potential API integration point for shadow/solar exposure data without licensing Google Earth Pro. For most other builders it's a curiosity, not a decision point.
Discussion angle
Whether tools like this represent a viable niche for Malaysian proptech or solar-energy startups, given the country's equatorial sun exposure and growing rooftop solar adoption.