Nearmap AI Aerial Imagery and Analytics

Nearmap describes itself as a global property intelligence company founded in Australia in 2007. It owns the chain from patented aerial camera technology to AI analytics and building materials data, serving insurers, government agencies and architecture, engineering, construction and operations firms. The privacy policy names Nearmap US, Inc. and Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd.

Its aerial imagery is captured at 4 to 7.5 cm per pixel and refreshed up to three times a year, with an archive that shows change over time. One AI model generates 130+ semantic property layers, and applications include MapBrowser, Betterview, itel NOW and ImpactResponse plus APIs. The October 2026 Reach program extends 4 cm capture using the new HyperCamera4 instrument, and Nearmap imagery was selected for ArcGIS Living Atlas in July 2026.

• High-resolution aerial imagery: 4 to 7.5 cm per pixel, refreshed up to three times a year.
• Historical archive: past captures for change-over-time analysis.
• AI Insights: one model generating 130+ semantic property layers.
• Applications: MapBrowser, Betterview, itel NOW and ImpactResponse for insurance and AECO users.
• Disaster Insights: post-event imagery and analysis for catastrophe response.
• APIs and integrations: access from ArcGIS and other GIS and data systems.

• Remote roof and property condition assessment for insurers with overseas portfolios.
• Change detection on construction and infrastructure sites for contractors working in covered markets.
• Reference imagery for GIS departments that already use ArcGIS basemaps.

Very high-resolution aerial imagery with a historical archive supports change detection and remote inspection. AI layers cut manual property assessment effort. The site states over 12,000 organizations and 1,500 government agencies use the service. Integration with ArcGIS and APIs fits existing GIS workflows.

Insurers, governments and construction firms are moving to remote, AI-derived property and infrastructure data to cut site visits. Coverage listed by Nearmap is the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, so Vietnamese buyers would depend on custom capture or project arrangements.

Founded in Australia in 2007. Legal entities Nearmap US, Inc. (Lehi, Utah) and Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd (Sydney). Selected by Esri in July 2026 as the aerial basemap imagery for ArcGIS Living Atlas. CEO Andy Watt quoted in the Reach release.