Detecting real estate vacancies using satellite imagery

A computer-implemented method for detecting real estate vacancies using at least satellite imagery, said method implemented using a computing device in communication with a memory, said method comprising:

• receiving a location identifier that identifies a real property location;
• retrieving a plurality of satellite images of the real property location;
• determining an amount of solar energy absorbed by the real property location during a time period based on the plurality of satellite images, wherein the amount of solar energy absorbed by the real property location is determined by multiplying a solar irradiance received by the real property location by a surface area of the real property location and by the time period;
• determining a change in vacancies based on the amount of solar energy absorbed by the real property location;
• and
• providing an indication of the change in vacancies associated with the real property location, and vacancy information to a user interface, wherein the vacancy information provides an indication of one or more vacant portions of the real property location.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a computing device having at least one processor coupled to a memory, the computer-executable instructions cause the computing device to:

• receive a location identifier that identifies a real property location;
• retrieve a plurality of satellite images of the real property location;
• determine an amount of solar energy absorbed by the real property location during a time period based on the plurality of satellite images, wherein the amount of solar energy absorbed by the real property location is determined by multiplying a solar irradiance received by the real property location by a surface area of the real property location and by the time period;
• determine a change in vacancies based on the amount of solar energy absorbed by the real property location;
• and
• provide an indication of the change in vacancies associated with the real property location, and vacancy information to a user interface, wherein the vacancy information provides an indication of one or more vacant portions of the real property location.