3D Nationwide Land Cover

I cannot emphasize enough how much time Ecopia saves us. It took four years to build our previous dataset which quickly became stale and needed updating. Each year, Ecopia is able to extract the features we need in just a few weeks, ensuring we always have a fresh database for emergency response planning.

By partnering with Ecopia to map over 24,000 miles of sidewalks and crosswalks, we were able to identify gaps and strategically plan for infrastructure - especially for residents without adequate sidewalk access.

Ecopia’s ability to create unique detailed, accurate mapping layers at scale and with speed is key. The data is a fundamental and innovative step in the fight against climate change, flooding, threatened public access to natural resources, habitat loss, storm preparedness and recovery, and vulnerable infrastructure and populations.

Ecopia’s ability to create a high-accuracy product was critical, but their ability to maintain the dataset is what really differentiates them from our previous efforts. DWSD is able to rely on the interpretation not changing year over year and thereby minimizes staff resources to integrate the product into our workflow. This directly translates into a cost and time savings.

We needed accurate and complete data to effectively allocate taxpayer dollars to transportation infrastructure improvements. Ecopia was the only data company we found that could deliver the exact features we were looking for at the level of quality we require to justify funding our projects.

Hexagon is proud to partner with Ecopia to support this high-accuracy national dataset. This partnership highlights the strength of the HxGN Content Program in offering large-scale high-resolution aerial imagery of the highest possible positional accuracy and consistency, enabling high-value use cases across industries.

Having Ecopia’s data was very helpful in cutting down the extensive time and labour needed to document all of the County’s roadway assets. Previously this work would have required teams of manual annotators and staff in the field to verify results. Ecopia has been an important asset in supporting our active transportation and vision zero plans.

The partnership with Ecopia empowers us with an unprecedented level of detail and accuracy about northeastern Illinois. These comprehensive and up-to-date views of transportation and land cover will help CMAP and local decision makers drive innovation and develop projects that serve our region’s 8.5 million residents.