See the sunlight exposure of your future home
Become confident about your property's brightness. Throughout the year. Before you buy.
Shadowmap for home seekers
Purchasing a new home is a big deal and cross-seasonal natural light plays an important role. Avoid bad surprises with Shadowmap's interactive 365 days/year sunlight simulation.
Find the perfect home
- Understand and compare the natural light of different properties around the world.
Cross-seasonal insight
- Never wonder again how bright that apartment you're visiting in summer would be in winter – and vice versa.
Save time
- No need to be on-site: Skip unnecessary viewings by visualizing lighting conditions remotely.
Prevent mispurchases
- Avoid bad surprises after buying properties that don't meet your sunlight expectations.
Features
Shadowmap is a global, fast and reliable integrated tool for sunlight and shadow visualization.
Based on worldwide 3D buildings and terrain data, we aim to immediately provide the best answer to any question related to solar radiation. For any moment in time, anywhere on Earth.
Precise solar shadows
based on realistic 3D data and the time-dependent position of the Sun in the sky.
Interactive realtime visualization
Get instant results right on your smartphone, tablet, or web browser.
Worldwide 3D buildings
Selected cities (e.g. Vienna) offer high quality data for increased accuracy.
Global 3D terrain
We combine shadows from topography with buildings for utmost practicality.
International time
Accurate timezones, sunrise and sunset for any location worldwide.
We don’t stop here
We are continuously optimizing and improving Shadowmap.
Siebensternplatz, Vienna: On February 5th, 2020, 14:01, as seen from Café 7stern.
Helping Humans find the Sun
Playing with Shadowmap says more than a thousand words.
Try it out yourself.