Sun Tracker - Imeasure Systems

Sun Tracker will tell you when the sun will shine on your location and when you will be in shade. It shows you when the sun disappears behind local obstructions such as trees or buildings and presents graphs, such as shade factor per month.

Sun Tracker Is a great tool if you are just curious about the sun's position, or if you have a more serious interested in:

Solar Installations - Determine the shade factor by month and select the best location for solar installation. Evaluate a location in 30 seconds

Movie/Photo shoot location planning - Determine when a location will be in sun and when it will be in shade at any time of year

Gardening and Horticulture Planning. Evaluate the shading in a garden, golf course or plot. Match plants to the light conditions, or manage shading cover.

Real estate evaluation - Know when a property will get sun and when it will be in shade.

Site Evaluation - Find the optimum position for a pool or play area. Find the camping spot with the most sun.

Event planning - Plan the event at the right time to be in the sun.

You simply use your iphone to trace your local skyline, Sun Tracker captures a profile of the local obstructions. The program calculates the position and elevation of the sun and determines when the location will be in direct sunlight and when the local obstructions provide shade. it has an animated feature that allows you to view the sun's trajectory over a full year, and it will provide statistics on shading.

The alternative to the iPhone Sun Tracker App is manual sun plots which are slow and error prone, or expensive custom solutions costing $600 or more. The innovative features of the iPhone make it possible to deliver this capability at an unprecedented price.