Solesca launches AI-powered software for solar designers to detect rooftop obstructions
Solar design software provider Solesca has released a new AI-powered system aimed at solving rooftop engineering challenges. The company’s ARGUS 1.0 (Automated Recognition and Geometric Understanding System) is an in-house computer vision engine designed to detect, classify and report rooftop obstructions in seconds.
ARGUS brings AI automation to commercial solar. Named after figure in Greek mythology, Argus was the giant who never slept, a symbol of unceasing vigilance. Solesca’s ARGUS was created to bring that same relentless precision to solar project design workflows. By automatically scanning imagery and generating usable geometry in momeents, ARGUS removes the grunt work of manual detection and drawing so you can focus on design.
ARGUS doesn’t just see, it understands
Instead of merely locating shapes, it classifies them. This allows the system to instantly pair detections with obstruction templates, applying the correct heights and setbacks automatically. What used to be a manual, repetitive process is now seamless, ensuring every vent, skylight and unit is defined with perfect consistency.
ARGUS suggests, you decide
Every detection made is coupled with a visible confidence score, giving you more control than ever. Adjust the confidence slider, remove low-confidence obstructions, or duplicate and fine-tune as needed. Everything remains editable, with you in full control of the design.
A new standard of accuracy and speed. Clean, structured obstruction data from the start means faster and more accurate designs. Combined with our Automated Walkway function, ARGUS helps engineers get to a bankable drawing sooner than ever before.
In an op-ed article, Solesca COO Rocco Fucetola explained how ARGUS puts control of AI in the hands of the end-user.
“There is a pervasive fear that AI aims to replace human judgment and meaning,” Fucetola wrote. “I aspire to take a different approach, one where AI is used to enhance our ability.”
He explained how aids the project designer, helping to prevent mistakes that could impact construction.
“As a solar design engineer, I hated drawing obstructions manually,” Fucetola wrote. “The zooming, the clicking, and then doing it all over again; it was tiring, boring, and robotic. I yearned for the ability to get back to hard problems.”
