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SolarBeam is an application for drawing solar diagrams. That is to say a diagram that shows the position of the sun over the course of a day, for a given place on Earth. For a description, read the explanation.

Features

• 2000 predefined locations worldwide with accurate geographic coordinates and timezone information. (User defined locations are also supported.)
• World map display for location finding.
• Daylight saving time information included where applicable.
• Interactive input allows tracing paths along the diagram.
• Diagrams are scalable to any size for inclusion in documents.
• Command line client for automated querying.
• SolarBeam is Free Software. That is, you can freely modify it, improve it etc.
• Runs on any major operating system with .NET/Mono.

About

SolarBeam is written by Martin Matusiak <numerodix@gmail.com>.

This application was developed in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, and sponsored by The Research Council of Norway.

Coordinator: Professor Barbara Matusiak, Department of Architectural Design, Form and Colour Studies, NTNU.