Beginning in 1990, GEOSPAN pioneered the field of Visual Geographic Information™
Always the innovator, GEOSPAN continues to be a leader in the area of geospatial imagery.
With a rich 30-year history of innovation to its credit, Geospan’s patented technologies provide remote geospatial property information management from the desktop or the field.
Geospan augments its solutions with remote data analytics services to contractors, insurance claims adjusters, underwriters, appraisers, local governments and the real estate market. Its patented technologies turn imagery and raw data into insights so clients can confidently make well-informed business decisions.
Geospan Timeline
1992
Introduced Visual Geographic Information™
Completed first GEOVAN
Introduced Visual Geographic Information™. First project captured the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew (Homestead Florida).
1992
1995
Completed first virtual metro area. Introduced City Tour™
US Patent Number 5,633,946 awarded in for its GEOVISTA® Direct Image Measurement technology
(Equivalent patents approved in Europe, Australia, and Canada)
1997
1998
Introduced 360º Visual Surveyor™.
Awarded first project to complete the City of Boston
Completed first oblique aerial power transmission line survey for the Electrical Power Research Institute
1999
1999
First Oblique Aerial Survey Completed
Awarded Cook County, IL drive-by assessment contract to capture all 1.7 million properties
2000
2001
Completed the first spatially accurate assessment property imagery contract for Cook County, IL
Implemented City Tour™ Online
2002
2004
Completed over 40,000 kilometers of data collection for the US Census Bureau Centerline MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project
Introduced high-resolution Oblique Aerial Imagery with Integrated Street-Level Imagery
2005
Completed multiple oblique aerial imagery projects for Google
2006
2007
US Patent for GEOVISTA® 3D Spatial Imaging™ allowed
Awarded US Patent Number 7,233,691 “Any Aspect Volumetric Image Processing Method”
2007
2008
Introduced Oblique Property Views online for the City of Calgary
Introduction of 21 MB Oblique Aerial Camera systems
2010
2014
Introduction of 36 MB Oblique Aerial Camera systems
GeoAssist Beta distributed to select customer base
2016
2016
Introduction of GeoAssist™ for validating and updating Assessor Tax Roll data
Contracted with Microsoft to process Bing oblique imagery enhancement project
2017
2018
GeoAssist Missouri State-wide Initiative Launched
Standardized on Vexcel UltraCam Osprey Mark 3 Premium for capture of GeoVista Imagery
2018
2019
Introduced 3D perspective sketching and Change Management of taxable structures
Finalized Vexcel Integrator agreement for nationwide oblique and DSM orthographic imagery
2020
2021
Awarded US Patent Number 11,200,353 B2 “GIS for Creating 3D Structure Models using Perspective View Drafting”
Introduced GeoAssist 4D Models
2022
2023
Introducing GeoPixel hand-held mobile app for real-time real-world 4D models
1992
Introduced Visual Geographic Information™
1992
Completed first GEOVAN
Introduced Visual Geographic Information™. First project captured the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew (Homestead Florida).
1995
Completed first virtual metro area. Introduced City Tour™
1997
US Patent Number 5,633,946 awarded in for its GEOVISTA® Direct Image Measurement technology
(Equivalent patents approved in Europe, Australia, and Canada)
1998
Introduced 360º Visual Surveyor™.
Awarded first project to complete the City of Boston
1999
Completed first oblique aerial power transmission line survey for the Electrical Power Research Institute
1999
First Oblique Aerial Survey Completed
2000
Awarded Cook County, IL drive-by assessment contract to capture all 1.7 million properties
2001
Completed the first spatially accurate assessment property imagery contract for Cook County, IL
2002
Implemented City Tour™ Online
2004
Completed over 40,000 kilometers of data collection for the US Census Bureau Centerline MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Project
2005
Introduced high-resolution Oblique Aerial Imagery with Integrated Street-Level Imagery
2006
Completed multiple oblique aerial imagery projects for Google
2007
US Patent for GEOVISTA® 3D Spatial Imaging™ allowed
2007
Awarded US Patent Number 7,233,691 “Any Aspect Volumetric Image Processing Method”
2008
Introduced Oblique Property Views online for the City of Calgary
2010
Introduction of 21 MB Oblique Aerial Camera systems
2014
Introduction of 36 MB Oblique Aerial Camera systems
2016
GeoAssist Beta distributed to select customer base
2016
Introduction of GeoAssist™ for validating and updating Assessor Tax Roll data
2017
Contracted with Microsoft to process Bing oblique imagery enhancement project
2018
GeoAssist Missouri State-wide Initiative Launched
2018
Standardized on Vexcel UltraCam Osprey Mark 3 Premium for capture of GeoVista Imagery
2019
Introduced 3D perspective sketching and Change Management of taxable structures
2020
Finalized Vexcel Integrator agreement for nationwide oblique and DSM orthographic imagery
2021
Awarded US Patent Number 11,200,353 B2 “GIS for Creating 3D Structure Models using Perspective View Drafting”
2022
Introduced GeoAssist 4D Models
2023
Introducing GeoPixel hand-held mobile app for real-time real-world 4D models