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If you’ve ever searched online for a satellite image of your house, you were probably underwhelmed. There are a number of professionals, though — think tax assessors, insurance companies and construction companies — that could benefit from a clearer perspective.
Bellevue-based EagleView Technologies is able to capture aerial imagery that is four times more detailed than standard aerial imagery and 70 times more detailed than standard satellite imagery, according to the company.
Founded in 2008, EagleView specialized in 3D measurement technologies and analysis software until a 2013 merger with Pictometry, an aerial imagery and analytics software company that obtained the original patent for oblique imaging in 1993. Through the merger, EagleView expanded its capabilities to include imagery, analysis and 3D measurement.
EagleView’s images, which are primarily captured by airplane, incorporate orthogonal and oblique angles, which can show the number of windows and doors on a building, the type of siding used and the measurements of the roof — to the ninth decimal point.
This level of data is useful for local governments calculating property tax assessments, insurance companies validating homeowners’ insurance claims and construction companies bidding on roof and siding jobs.
EagleView’s detailed imagery can also be overlaid with geographic information systems, or GIS systems, which are geospatial databases commonly used by local governments to document city planning data, utility infrastructure and more. EagleView’s technology integrates with a number of GIS providers, including Esri.
Our vision is to create trust and transparency in the insurance, roofing, solar and government industries in which we operate.”
EagleView has more than 1 billion images in its database, covering 98 percent of the U.S. population, according to the company.
Its technology has also been useful in documenting hurricane damage. Aerial imagery taken before and after the hurricane can help insurance companies, local governments and construction companies as homeowners work to recoup their damages and rebuild.
EagleView also provides solar energy companies with accurate roof dimensions, solar analysis and other information that helps them plan solar projects with a higher degree of accuracy and efficiency.
The Bellevue company also captures aerial imagery via drones with its EagleView Assess product. Homeowners can schedule a home scan with an autonomous drone that flies within the defined parameters of the property using real-time obstacle avoidance technology. The drones, which are part of a partnership with Skydio, provide higher image resolutions than those taken from airplanes.
“With [EagleView Assess] you’ll be able to not only spot a dime on the roof but see the face of Franklin D. Roosevelt stamped on it,” EagleView CEO Chris Jurasek said in a statement.
EagleView Technology Corporation, the parent company of EagleView Technologies, was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2015. EagleView currently has 1,200 employees around the world with offices in Bellevue and Rochester, New York.
“Our vision is to create trust and transparency in the insurance, roofing, solar and government industries in which we operate,” a company representative told Built In via email. “This means that we will become the central source of truth for anyone who wants GIS data for professionals before they install solar panels, before they repair a roof, when they need to access damage after a crippling hurricane or any number of other scenarios.”
EagleView is currently hiring for 11 remote positions on its career website.
