Insurance for Geospatial & GIS
Geospatial consultants produce mapping, analysis, and spatial data used in planning, infrastructure, and environmental decision-making.
Exposure is shaped by how data is interpreted and applied. Outputs may inform land use, development planning, or resource management decisions. The impact of this work often extends beyond the original engagement. We review how your services are delivered and relied upon before making any recommendation.
Where Risk Shows Up in Geospatial Work
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Findings are often used to support planning or development decisions.
Application of Outputs
Data may be used in contexts beyond its original intent or scope.
Integration with Other Data Sources
Geospatial data is frequently combined with external datasets, which can influence outcomes.
Ongoing Use of Deliverables
Models are often used beyond their original purpose or phase of work.
The Stack Most Geospatial & GIS Carry.
Crews, vehicles and equipment in the field sit next to professional liability.
Hover a layer to see what it covers. Every firm is different, so treat this as a starting point.
Carriers Don’t Always Understand What You Do.
Data, scanning and survey work sits between professional services and technology. Carriers do not always know which one you are.
When the work is misread
- Treated as a technology company, so your deliverables may not count as professional services
- Models and survey data used for purposes the policy never considered
- Field work rated like construction
- Drone and equipment exposure left out
How we submit your firm
- Your deliverables described clearly: surveys, models, scans, reports
- How others rely on your data, spelled out for the underwriter
- Professional liability forms that fit technical services
- Field and equipment exposure placed on the right policies
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Where Interpretation Extends Beyond Context
Analysis applied to decisions it was not designed for, or combined with external sources that change meaning.
Questions We Hear From Geospatial & GIS.
Surveyors ask about equipment, vehicles and old work coming back. Boundary and control questions often surface years after the job.
Answers are general. Your policy and your contract always control.
Ask yours on a 15-minute callMy field equipment travels. Is it covered?
Equipment that leaves the office usually needs equipment or inland marine coverage, not just office contents on a business policy. Tell us what it is worth and where it goes, including trips outside the country.
A client says my boundary work was wrong years later. Who do I call?
Your professional liability carrier, and us. Claims-made policies respond to claims made while the policy is in force, so report it promptly and keep the policy continuous.
Do I need auto coverage if my crew drives their own cars?
Hired and non-owned auto covers the firm when people drive personal or rented vehicles for work. It costs little and many contracts ask for it.
The contract asks for additional insured on professional liability.
Most professional liability policies do not name additional insureds. The request usually belongs on general liability and auto. We can help you explain that to the client.
Straight Answers
Not sure how your firm was classified?
Send us your current policy or application. We’ll tell you how your work reads to an underwriter.
Review My CoverageTell Us About Your Firm. We’ll Tell You What We See.
Starting out or renewing, with a policy in hand or not. If something is worth discussing, we’ll call. If not, we’ll say so.