Managing solar projects across multiple sites is complex, as each location has its own installations, deliveries, and maintenance, while updates are scattered across systems. As a result, delays and overlaps lead to repeated work. MAPOG helps manage solar panel installations by linking sites, tasks, and updates on a map for clearer planning and execution.
Key Concept: Why Manage Solar Panel Installations on a Map
Mapping solar projects across sites simplifies installations, deliveries, and maintenance. A visual view helps teams plan visits, reduce overlaps, track progress, and ensure tasks are completed, improving coordination, visibility, and control.
Steps to Manage Solar Panel Installations
1. Create a Location Template
Begin by opening MAPOG, then access the Task Management Dashboard to organize workflow.
Click Create New Task. Then, select Create New Custom Location for a new site or Create from Existing Point for ongoing work.
Next, click the settings icon beside Custom Location Template and choose Add More Custom Location Template.
Give your template a title, and color then set geometry to Point, and add attributes like Solar Id (Text), Installer (Select), and Address (address). Then enable contributor access so users can update details on‑site, save the attributes, and reuse the template across projects.
2. Build Completion Forms
Once the template is ready, move to Completion Form Setup to create a validation form before closing tasks. Select the location template, then add questions for all tasks or customize per task, such as technical checks (Multiselect) or stage photos (Image), and save.
3. Launch Projects, Import Sites
Back in the Dashboard, click Create New Map, choose Category as the project type, add title and description, enable Task Management, and save.
Next, navigate to Process Custom Location and select Add by Uploading CSV/Excel to import sites in bulk.
Select your location template and upload the CSV/Excel file containing solar project sites with all required attributes.
If a unique ID is available, use it for tracking; otherwise, choose Auto-Generate. Match attributes with Excel columns and select placement as Latitude & Longitude or WKT. Submit the file, and points appear automatically. Later, upload more sites the same way, as the unique ID prevents duplicates.
4. Add and Assign Tasks
Then, click the pencil icon on a point to Edit Custom Location details,
add images or descriptions, and save.
Next, to create a task, select the site, click Add Task, and enter the task title, description, due date, and deal value.
Then choose a task type such as Fix, Change, or Others.
If needed, customize new task types through Manage, click Add More Task Type, add tasks such as Installation, Delivery Check, or Maintenance, then finalize and save.
Then create task‑specific completion forms in Completion Form Setup to add checkpoints for accurate reporting.
Next, set the status to Open or Assigned, and then define priority levels such as Urgent, High, Medium, or Low.
Click Add New Team Member, enter email IDs, and assign roles: Admins (full control over tasks and site details) or Others (limited to assigned tasks) and click Add.
Allow users to edit task locations, then select members from the Assign Team Member dropdown and save. Even, link multiple tasks to one location with different assignees.
5. Customize Map Styles
After assigning tasks, navigate to Map Layers and click Add Layer Style for map clarity.
In the Category section, select an attribute, select icons from provided options, or add custom icons and save the style.
For further clarity, click Label Feature, select the attribute to display, adjust font, color and size, and save labels to show on the map.
6. Group By, Filter and Sort Attributes Tool
For better organization, use Group by Attributes to arrange locations by type or installer.
Then apply the Filter tool to display attributes such as site category, site address, or client name.
Next, use Sorting to organize sites by name or live distance, prioritizing urgent visits.
Finally, open Map Settings and use the Action Button to add website links or contact numbers.
7. Contributor App and Dashboard Monitoring
Meanwhile, through the MAPOG Contributor App, assignees can view tasks, filter by priority or status, and update them as Arrived, Started, or On Hold. Once marked Completed, the completion form appears for onsite comments, images, and videos before submission.
Simultaneously, admins can monitor progress in the Dashboard under Task Management by filtering tasks as per status, type and more.
And then reviewing location updates, approving or rejecting them.
and tasks completion forms and updating statuses, comments to maintain accountability.
8. Preview and Share
Finally, in Preview and Share, invite users via Add User and assign roles: Editors can edit, add points, and invite but not delete or assign admins; Viewers have read‑only access. You can also share publicly via link or embed.
Industrial use and benefits
A location-based approach benefits not only solar projects but also power utilities, telecom, and construction, by improving route planning, reducing travel time, and enabling faster issue resolution across sites.
Conclusion
In the end, managing solar panel installations, procurement, and maintenance across multiple sites doesn’t have to be overwhelming. By using MAPOG to connect sites with tasks and updates, teams gain clarity, stay coordinated, and keep projects running efficiently.