Assets within EarthScan

After reading this article, you will learn:

• What an asset is
• The types of assets currently available in our Asset Catalogue
• The icons we use to represent assets in EarthScan 
• The geographies that EarthScan cover 

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.  

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.

Learn more about how to add assets