Engadget reports that 2015-launched Project Sunroof is the initiative that made this possible, as Google experts gathered data based on location, sunlight and navigation to determine things such as the solar power production potential of people's homes. This helps not only the company in its sustainability mission, but also people who might want to install solar panels, but are uncertain that their geographic position is suitable for such an investment.

At the same time, this can have great implication for those who want to sell or buy a house, as they'll be able to know how much solar power potential a certain house has and price it accordingly, in the case of the owner.

Google's Solar API, built on the original Project Sunroof, uses current-generation maps and advanced computing in order to cover 320 million buildings in 40 countries, including France, Japan and the US.

“We've been seeing this solar transition… and we saw a lot of opportunity to bring this information and technology to businesses around the world", said Yael Maguire, VP of Geo Sustainability at Google.

A specially-developed AI program is able to detect the angles and slopes of any rooftop just using satellite imagery, while also using the shadow estimates or nearly-located trees. By also using a timeline of weather data and current energy pricing, installation companies and homeowners can more precisely estimate how much energy their solar panels could generate, without having to send a specialized team onsite.

Google's Air Quality layer is another API from the American company that aims to help people asses how much pollution they can expect to encounter in a particular place.

"This API validates and organizes several terabytes of data each hour from multiple data sources — including government monitoring stations, meteorological data, sensors and satellites — to provide a local and universal index", Maguire added.

The Pollen API, which aims to help especially those with allergies, is another Google tool that can track the seasonal release of pollen from trees and flowers in over 65 countries.

"The rise in temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions also causes pollen-producing plants to grow in more places and pollen production to increase, creating additional adverse effects for those with seasonal allergies", Maguire explained.

Travel-planning apps could be some of those who can take great advantage of some of these predictions, as well as traffic or crowding estimates, Google executives believe.