Property assessment optimization
Get the most out of your time, cost, and resources with location intelligence.
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Know more. Do more.
Local governments nationwide are tasked with assessing properties at a pace that exceeds their current resources. A limited workforce results in much of the taxable activity going unnoticed — whether that’s a new structure, demolished building, or hidden parcel features. Because of this, property assessors are turning to location intelligence to help optimize their workflow.
Not all location intelligence providers are created equal. Nearmap delivers the highest quality imagery that’s refreshed up to three times annually. This unlocks greater efficiencies for property assessors to do more in less time with on-demand access to high-resolution ground truth for every parcel. With artificial intelligence (AI) data layers, a variety of vintages, and a historic image library, our location intelligence empowers property assessors to accelerate their workflow and readily identify new taxable activity during the reassessment cycle.
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Testimonial
City of Falmouth, Michigan
“I wish I had the time to go into the Nearmap image library every single day; because each time I go on to view a property, I spot taxable properties right and left. Every single time I’m on there, I’m able to capture assessed value which equates to growth — it’s money we can collect in the next year. And I do it all from my desktop because I don’t have enough bodies to go outside.” Trisha Favulli - Director of Assessing
Unlock the certainty of location intelligence
Using location intelligence for desktop assessments improves efficiencies by allowing property assessors to manage their responsibilities without the need to go onsite. Nearmap Vertical and Oblique imagery (as well as our AI-powered detections and 3D features) provide inspection-grade views from each cardinal direction.
This unparalleled parcel access gives property assessors the ability to reliably spot external structure changes, take measurements, overlay parcel lines, and deliver true property valuations — even for parcels that are blocked by foliage or other obstacles.
Location intelligence empowers property assessors to do more in less time by unlocking the following four use cases:
- Perform desktop reviews
- Improve accuracy
- Identify taxable activity
- Defend against appeals
Perform desktop reviews
Field visits are both costly and time-consuming. These pain points are only exacerbated by local governments dealing with resource limitations. Location intelligence not only reduces the need for most onsite inspections, but it also provides a comprehensive understanding of every parcel, at scale. Nearmap takes it a step further with a cloud-based solution that connects property assessors to frequently updated parcel intelligence from any operative device.
Frequent updates
Have complete parcel awareness with leaf-on and
leaf-off updates.
360 views
View every angle of residential, commercial, and
industrial properties.
Full access
Inspect backyards, under eaves, over fences, and other hard-to-see areas.
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Identify taxable activity
Municipalities are constantly evolving, from new construction to redevelopment. Missing out on this new activity means losing out on tax opportunities. Nearmap keeps property assessors in the loop by refreshing property data throughout the assessment cycle. Combined with a historic image library, tracking changes is as simple as comparing captures.
More insight
Uncover new taxable items missed during previous cycles.
Historical
Detect temporal changes with current and historic aerial imagery.
Quality
See a parcel’s finer details with leading sub-3” GSD
resolution.
Improve valuation accuracy
Outdated or low-resolution imagery may lead to incorrect parcel valuations. This can result in under- or over-taxing a resident — increasing the number of appeals. Location intelligence gives property assessors ground truth in undeniable clarity. With Nearmap, property assessors can reliably detect and output fair and validated assessments from their desktop.
Tools
View, measure, and assess all aspects of a parcel
to ensure correct valuations.
Confirmation
Confirm CAMA records with aerial imagery.
Efficient
Reduce appeals and improve community engagement.
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Defend against appeals
Simplify the appeals process with indisputable visuals for the why behind parcel valuations. Nearmap imagery is current, clear, and capable of supporting valuations — streamlining the defense against appeals. With accurate data, property assessors have the proof to respond to residential and commercial appeals with contextual transparency.
Community involvment
Respond to public inquiries using current and historical aerial imagery.
Irrefutable
Defend against appeals with irrefutable ground truth.
Visual context
Display public-facing tax information with high-resolution visuals.
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Case Study
City of Melrose, Massachusetts
The City of Melrose, located seven miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, has undergone a massive change over the last few years. With a growing population of 30,000 people, it was important for valuation purposes that Melrose understood how its properties were growing and being developed. After the introduction of Nearmap, the physical assessment time per parcel was reduced from 30-40 minutes to 5-15 minutes — meaning that Melrose can assess as many as eight properties in the time it used to take them to do one.
“If I can validate 60% of the property data from my desk, it makes my time in the field a lot more productive and cost-effective.”
Chris Wilcock, Chief Assessor, Melrose, Massachusetts
“Before we started using Nearmap, our property inspection process was very inefficient, using a grid system developed for Mylar mapping. It would take around 30-40 minutes to physically inspect every property — and we have 10,000 parcels of land to assess.”
Chris Wilcock, Chief Assessor, Melrose, Massachusetts