Nearmap AI is a product suite built on a rich layer of automated content that uses machine learning to turn Nearmap imagery into information.

Watch our video that walks you through what AI in Nearmap is and how you can view AI Layers and export AI Parcel data from MapBrowser.

On this page you can find out about:

Accessing AI Content

To learn how to access and visualise Nearmap AI content through MapBrowser, the AI Feature API and AI Offline products, go to the Access AI Content page.

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Available AI Content

For more information about what AI Content is available, and the different generations of content that have been released over time, please go to the AI Content landing page.

AI Packs

The current range of attributes are available to view and/or export via MapBrowser as AI Packs. The main AI Packs page describes overall performance characteristics and structure of the packs. The AI Packs are the following:

• AI Pack: Building Footprints
• AI Pack: Building Characteristics
• AI Pack: Roof Characteristics
• AI Pack: Trampolines
• AI Pack: Solar Panels
• AI Pack: Swimming Pool
• AI Pack: Construction Sites
• AI Pack: Surfaces
• AI Pack: Vegetation

AI Layers

All layers can be ordered as offline deliveries of raster content (GeoTIFF files). 

For details about each of the AI Layers, refer to the AI Layer Glossary.

Statistical Performance of AI Attributes

Current Confidence and Precision and Recall are discussed in AI Packs - Statistical Performance.

About Nearmap AI

AI Coverage

The AI parcel data is available on Nearmap's vertical imagery for Australia and the United States and is available to purchase as separate AI Packs.

Nearmap AI has been pre-processed at full resolution on our full Australian and US vertical imagery coverage. Our Gen 1 content was made available across our Australian and US coverage map as at October 2019. More recent generations are being made progressively available on our full capture program from early 2020 onwards, in addition to select processing on our back catalog. Watch out for product announcements and Map Browser notifications for major changes to AI coverage.

To check whether your locations of interest are currently covered by Nearmap go to:

• here for Australia: AU coverage checker
• and here for the US: US coverage checker.

If you select a survey date or geographic region without pre-processed Nearmap AI content, you see a warning icon in the Layers panel, as shown in the screen shot of a New Zealand location below.

Where there is no AI data for the survey date, you also see the warning icon. Refer to What if I see a warning icon? in Viewing AI Layers.

Subscriptions

You must first have a base 2D imagery Nearmap product in order to subscribe to AI content. This ensures you can always use AI Layers to preview your area of interest, and also verify our results by following the unique MapBrowser link provided in every single row of the spreadsheet.

Subscriptions are based on AI Parcel Packs. Refer to AI Packs for more information.

Allowance and Usage

When you purchase Nearmap AI you get an allowance for a certain number of parcels to export. When a user on your account  performs the export, the number of parcels in the export is deducted from the allowance on your account. This is regardless of how common that particular attribute is in that parcel set. Deductions are made based on the number of parcels queried, not the number with the desired attribute.. 

You are charged usage for zooming and panning around at zoom level 14 and above, just as you are when viewing 2D imagery without AI. You are not charged additional usage for viewing AI layers, only for the 2D imagery under the layers. For more information see About Data Usage.

You are charged the number of parcels in each export of an AOI:

• even if you have multiple AOIs that overlap
• even if you've exported that AOI before
• each time you hit CONFIRM button on the Export Summary dialog (see Performing the Export).

You can view your Nearmap AI export usage in the account portal.

You can reuse previous exports without being charged by downloading it from the "downloads" section. Refer to How can I download an AI that I've already exported? in AI FAQs.

What can you do with AI data?

Read about ways you can use Nearmap AI to automate your workflow, increase efficiency, and ensure your data is more accurate and up-to-date: Making the Most of Your AI Data.

FAQs

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  How do the AI attributes look in MapBrowser split view? —

  You can take advantage of split screen when viewing AI layer where there is more than one capture date. Now that we have released Generation 2 AI data for some regions, you will be able to bring both Generation 1 and Generation 2 captures into view on either side of the split screen. As the video below shows, it can be a handy way to perform visual change detection. By swiping the slide back and forth with the background darkened, you see the coloured blobs appear and disappear where change has occurred.

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  What is the statistical performance of the AI Parcel data? —

  The classification correctness and completeness rate varies for each attribute. Refer to AI Packs for data.

  The table below is a summary of the statistical performance for each attribute with a "Y"/"N" flag in the spreadsheet output of an AI Parcel export. These numbers refer to whether at least one object of this type is present in an AI Parcel.

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  What can I do with AI data? —

  Read about ways you can use Nearmap AI to automate your workflow, increase efficiency, and and ensure your data is more accurate and up-to-date: Making the Most of Your AI Data

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  What's contained in each AI export file? —

  Your AI export includes both a parcel rollup and a geopackage. The table below outlines the contents of each content type that is exported.

  	Parcel rollup (csv)	Vector Layer (shapefile)

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  What size are the AI export files? —

  The largest area you can export is an entire region. The largest region we have AI coverage for is New York City.
  The below table shows three actual examples of AI Parcel data export based on a subscription to ALL packages.

  	Area of interest		Number of parcels	CSV zip file	Vector Layers zip file
  Example 1	Suburban metro council area in Sydney, Australia		27 399	4.31 MB	32.99 MB

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  Will AI Feature API return raster data? —

  No. AI Feature API returns vector datasets.

  Find out more here: AI Feature API.

  If you want raster datasets, you'll need to request AI Offline Raster delivery. Speak to your Account Manager. Learn more here: AI Offline Raster. 

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  Can I query other attributes in the AI glossary with AI Feature API? —

  No. With AI Feature API you can query any of the data attributes in the AI Packs that you are subscribed to. There are additional AI Layers listed in the glossary which are not included in AI Packs, and are not available behind the AI Feature API.

  Check out all available AI Packs here: AI Packs

  Note that you can use the same credits for exporting AI data from MapBrowser as you do returning them using the AI Feature API.

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  What do I need to access the AI Feature API? —

  To access the AI Feature API you need

  • AI credits
  • a subscription to at least one  AI Pack
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  What datum are the geopackage data based on? —

  All data in the geopackage are based on WGS84 (EPSG:4326).

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  Why do the AI Layers of some objects look more transparent than others? —

  The layer transparency relates to the confidence level of the particular attribute.

  Refer to View AI Layers in MapBrowser for more information.

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  What AI Attributes can you export and view in MapBrowser? —

  When you export AI Parcels, the data that you obtain depends on which AI Packs you have purchased. An AI Pack will typically enable one or more AI Layers for viewing, and additional information in the export. Refer to AI Packs for more information.

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  I can see AI Layers. Why can't I export them? —

  To be able to export layers, you need to have User AI Export Permissions. Your administrator can set that for you by following the steps described here: Manage a User's 3D or AI Export Permissions.

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  What do I do if my 3D or AI export fails? —

  If your export fails in your downloads page you should see a red “Failed” status next to your download.

  As the download has not been processed you have not been charged at this point. Our developers will be automatically notified about the error and will investigate what went wrong.

  Please do not request a new export for the same location until we have had a chance to investigate and resolve the error.

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  How do I import a screenshot at the right scale? —

  You can use the Snapshot tool to export an image of:

  • Vertical
  • Panorama
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  How do I download an AOI that I've already exported? —

  Refer to How do I download additional 3D formats for an existing export without getting charged again?