Empowering Sustainable Landscape Decisions

Sunscape™ sun exposure maps make sustainable landscape planning easier.

The smart and easy-to-use Sunscape applications transform the way we design outdoor spaces, using precise sun exposure mapping for fact-driven landscape planning decisions. Sunscape applications map cumulative sun exposure for any time span and date range.

Sunscape Delivers

Accurate Sun Exposure Maps

Use precisely segmented time and date range cummulative sun exposure to inform your landscape planning process. Sunscape's cutting-edge sun mapping methodology and process was designed by experts in the fields of sustainable landcare and sun mapping technology. The Sunscaping process is time tested with proven accuracy.

Seamless Work Integration

Sunscape Extension integrates with SketchUp while Sunscape App functions as an independent standalone application to create precision Sunscapes for 3D models including skp, 3ds, fbx, and obj. Sunscape’s menus, toolbars, and instructive user screens make Sunscape an invaluable, easy to use tool that provides value from day one.

Productivity and Success

Sunscape’s intuitive and intelligent interface makes it easy to learn and use for immediate productivity. We provide user guide videos and support documents that provide instruction on helpful ways to use Sunscape maps to create landscape plans that endure sustainably; requiring fewer inputs, less water, and less maintenance to thrive.

Create Sunscape sun exposure maps

for any daytime span

for any date range

at a specific scale

Sunscape applications are powerful planning tools that inform layout and placement decisions for sustainable landscape plans.

Sunscape applications are currently available for windows only, macOS versions are coming soon. We invite MAC users to continue on to see how Sunscape works and to sign up below to receive updates.

Sunscape Extension for Sketch Up

Annual Subscription $199

Sunscape Extension installs to your Sketch Up extension warehouse for use with on screen skp models. Use Sunscape maps before, during, and after planning to create landscape plans that reward clients with easy to maintain, enduring landscapes. When we work with nature, nature works for us.

Sunscape App for 3D Models

Annual Subscription $199

Sunscape App installs to your desktop for uploading various types of 3D models, including but not limited to 3ds, fbx, obj, sa, sea, sac, dae, and glft formats. Create Sunscape maps throughout the planning process to create landscapes with healthy, successful outdoor spaces.

Sunscape applications create sun exposure maps for 3D models providing toolbars and menus to make the process easy to learn and use. Create multiple sun exposure maps simultaneously and save .png Sunscape images to use as model overlays to create landscape plans tuned to earth’s natural rhythms.

Sunscape Extension

How It Works

The SketchUp Extension for Sketchup creates Sunscape maps for skp models and any model imported to SketchUp.

  1. Apply Sunscape material to the onscreen model’s surfaces.

  2. Choose time span and date range

  3. Choose precision, Press Sunscape!

    It’s that easy

Sunscape App

The standalone Sunscape App can be used for rbx, obj, and other 3D models imported into the application.

  1. Apply Sunscape material to an imported model’s surfaces.

  2. Choose time span and date range.

  3. Choose precision, Press Sunscape!

It’s so easy

See it Work

Sunscape Use Cases

Use Sunscape map images as model overlays and use sun exposure to help guide the layout process.

Create Sunscape maps with objects in various locations to compare the effect on sun exposure.

Simultaneously create morning, afternoon, and full day Sunscape maps to identify a perfect location, with the right sun exposure at the right time.

Ecoscape is driven by the goal of encouraging earth-sustainable behavior.

We believe that by helping people plan and plant responsibly we can help reduce the use of earth harmful chemicals and reduce the overuse of earth’s precious natural resources in landscapes. 

Sunscape products were created by sustainable gardening and solar mapping experts with years of experience mapping sun exposure and creating beautiful, successful, sustainable gardens using Sunscape.

“As landscape decision makers we have the power to foster sustainable behavior in landscapes.

— Dayle Cosway, Founder and CEO

Ecoscape is continuing to code nature’s rhythms. Look for additional sustainable landscape empowerment apps, coming soon.

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