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# Assets within EarthScan

## Discover what assets are and how to view them in EarthScan™

> After reading this article, you will learn:
> 
> - [What an asset is](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/assets-within-earthscan#what_asset)
> - [The types of assets currently available in our Asset Catalogue](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/assets-within-earthscan#asset_type)
> - [The icons we use to represent assets in EarthScan](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/assets-within-earthscan#icons)
> - [The geographies that EarthScan cover](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/assets-within-earthscan#geographies)

### **What is an asset?**

Assets are existing physical entities with a fixed, continuous geographic boundary and some tangible measure of value that can be exposed to physical risk, such as office buildings, factories and powerplants. 

### **How do assets appear in EarthScan?**

In EarthScan, assets are represented on the EarthScan map as point data.

Assets can appear as a pin pointer icon (purple POI icon below) or pre-mapped polygonal shapes of a building (highlighted in orange below) .

For pre-mapped assets, metrics and insights are generated based on the central latitude and longitude point of the asset footprint.  

![assets](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/assets.png?width=338&height=337&name=assets.png)

### **Which geographies does EarthScan currently cover?**

EarthScan has global signal coverage.  You can get climate intelligence on assets across Asia, Australia, Africa and South America, as well as North America and Europe.

 

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