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Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Accessing The World API Outside of the API Toolkit
Where is my API key? How do I use my API key? How do I make a GET request form The World API? What is my API request?
Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
Downloading World API Data
What file formats are available? Can I get a CSV file? How do I download data from the API?
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Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
World API - Dropping a Map Pin
How close does my location have to be to actual for the best result? Where should I place my test location pin? What is the resolution?
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Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
Selecting World API PV Power Inputs
What is tilt? What is azimuth? What is efficiency? What is capacity?
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Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
What is "Simple" PV Power?
What is the difference between The World API 'PV Estimate' or 'PV Power' and your other solar power forecasting products? Why 'Simple'?
Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated this week
Live vs Forecast Data in The World API
What is live data? What are estimated actuals? What does a forecast provide?
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Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
What timezone are the timestamps?
What timezones do you supply? What is UTC time? Why is there power generation during nighttime?
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Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
Accessing old forecast data in the World API
Do you store forecasts? How can I retrieve a previous forecast? How can I test the accuracy of the World API forecasts?
Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
Simple PV Power and Solar Radiation in the World API
How do you calculate PV power in the World API? Can I use both PV Power & Solar Radiation? How does the PV power calculation work?
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Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
What parameters are provided by the World API?
What data are included in the World API? What do the variable names mean or represent? What is EBH? What is GHI? What is DNI?
Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
How often to you update the forecast?
What is the forecast update cycle? When or how often are new forecasts available? When does the 'live' data update?
Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago
What spatial resolution is the World API?
What size is the gridded data? What resolution are the forecasts? How far apart in space should I spread my API calls?
Written by
Dr. Nick Engerer
Updated over a week ago