Aerial imagery analysis for US insurance: data view (April 2026)
A structured data view of the US insurance aerial-imagery vendor landscape. No prose narrative: this page is tables and sources. For analytical framing see the graph-landscape view. For buyer-flow framing see the decision-tree view.
3 active dedicated vendors: Cape Analytics (now Moody's), Nearmap (Thoma Bravo), EagleView (Vista/Clearlake).
Cape leads on named US carriers (7); Nearmap owns capture fleet; EagleView holds 60 PB historical library.
Arturo ceased operations mid-2025.
Betterview folded into Nearmap Dec 2023.
Which to pick
| Scenario | Recommended |
|---|---|
| US carrier, underwriting-heavy use case, wants Moody's RMS integration | Cape Analytics |
| Claims-inspection workflow, wants physical capture fleet | Nearmap |
| Large carrier needing deepest historical imagery archive | EagleView |
| Wildfire-specific risk scoring | Zesty.ai (different category) |
Ranking criteria
- Named US carrier deployments (primary-source URL required)
- Capture-fleet ownership (physical moat)
- Historical imagery archive depth
- AI-derived property attribute product
- Catastrophe modelling integration
- Ownership events within 36 months
7 named US carrier customers or strategic investors. Acquired by Moody's Jan 2025; integrated into RMS catastrophe-modelling stack.
See featureMatrix, metrics, and sources tables below for URL-backed evidence.
Owns aerial capture fleet. Acquired Betterview Dec 2023 for AI layer. AUD $1.055B take-private by Thoma Bravo Dec 2022.
See featureMatrix, metrics, and sources tables below for URL-backed evidence.
60 PB historical imagery library back to 2001. Allstate Novarica Impact Award 2018 (EagleView OnSite, 30-40% wind/hail cycle-time reduction).
See featureMatrix, metrics, and sources tables below for URL-backed evidence.
Graph facts
Relationship statistics computed across the Phidea entity graph (tools, carriers, owners, integrations). These facts require cross-referencing multiple primary sources; they are not retrievable from any single vendor press release or analyst report.
- Carrier overlap
Cape and Nearmap named-carrier lists share zero carrier names in publicly documented deployments. Carriers make a single choice per aerial vendor; no public evidence of dual-sourcing at the same carrier.
- Category consolidation
Of 5 vendors active in 2023, 2 are no longer independent: Betterview (folded into Nearmap Dec 2023) and Arturo (ceased mid-2025). Remaining independent active: 3 (Cape, Nearmap, EagleView).
- Capture-fleet ownership
2 of 3 active vendors own their aerial capture fleet (Nearmap, EagleView). 1 (Cape) uses licensed third-party imagery. This is a structural moat difference.
- Ownership events
All 3 active vendors have had ownership transactions within 36 months: Cape acquired by Moody's Jan 2025; Nearmap taken private by Thoma Bravo Dec 2022; EagleView jointly held by Vista Equity Partners + Clearlake Capital since 2018.
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Feature comparison
Capture + capability flags on publicly disclosed evidence. 'Unknown' = no primary-source URL confirmed.
| Feature | Cape Analytics | Nearmap | EagleView |
|---|---|---|---|
Owns aerial-capture fleet | No | Yes | Yes |
Oblique imagery | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Historical library 10+ years | — | Yes | Yes |
AI-derived property attributes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
Catastrophe modelling integration | Yes | — | — |
Real-time carrier API | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Publicly disclosed metrics
Quantitative facts sourced to primary URLs. Every row links to the document that first disclosed the number.
| Vendor | Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Analytics | Named US carrier customers / investors Hippo, Amica, State Auto, The Hartford, CSAA, Cincinnati Insurance, State Farm Ventures | 7 | primary source accessed 2026-04-23 |
| Cape Analytics | Acquisition event Moody's acquired Cape Analytics, integrated into RMS | Jan 2025 | primary source accessed 2026-04-23 |
| Nearmap | Take-private valuation Thoma Bravo take-private completed Dec 2022 | AUD $1.055B | primary source accessed 2026-04-23 |
| Nearmap | Named US carriers Kin Insurance (Hurricane Ian), Arch Insurance, Ohio Mutual, Allied Trust, Frederick Mutual | 5 | primary source accessed 2026-04-23 |
| EagleView | Imagery library size Oblique + orthogonal archive to 2001 | 60 PB | primary source accessed 2026-04-23 |
| EagleView | Allstate cycle-time reduction Wind/hail virtual claim inspection, 2018 Novarica Impact Award | 30-40% | primary source accessed 2026-04-23 |
Also considered
- Betterview
Folded into Nearmap Dec 2023. Not independently procurable at scale.
- Zesty.ai
Wildfire / catastrophe-risk specialist. Different category than broad aerial imagery analysis.
Discontinued — do not procure
- arturo
Ceased operations mid-2025 after asset sale. Named carriers (American Family, Hippo, Canopius, Branch, Openly) migrated or migrating elsewhere.
Sources
- Moody's agrees to acquire Cape Analytics — TechCrunch
- Cape Analytics raises $44M — Cape Analytics
- Thoma Bravo completes acquisition of Nearmap Ltd — PR Newswire
- Nearmap announces agreement to acquire Betterview — Carrier Management
- EagleView OnSite Integral to Allstate Winning Novarica Impact Award — EagleView
- Arturo ceases operations after asset sale — The Insurer