When Cities Can’t See Clearly, Everything Slows Down

Municipalities, emergency teams, and bylaw officers rely on fast, accurate data. Curb ground-level visibility delays & widening assessment gaps with Spexi.
The only platform delivering ultra-high resolution, standardized drone imagery at scale.

30x higher resolution than satellites
50x more cost efficient
200x faster than planes

How Spexi Helps Cities & Municipalities Innovat

From zoning and development to disaster response, infrastructure inspections to property assessments Spexi gives cities the visibility they need to act faster, spend smarter, and deliver better public outcomes.

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Urban Planning & Development

Outdated maps and slow surveys stall projects before they start. Spexi's high-resolution imagery delivers current, centimeter-accurate data—giving planners a real-world, 3D view of zoning, terrain, and land use. Visualize proposed developments, reduce redesigns, and cut planning timelines by weeks.

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Emergency Management & Public Safety

Disasters demand speed. Traditional response teams often fly blind in the early hours due to poor visibility, blocked access, or limited comms. Spexi's on-demand capture provides situational awareness within hours—mapping damage, guiding responders, and reducing risk to human personnel. It's the difference between reacting late and responding smart.

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Infrastructure & Asset Management

Manual inspections eat time and budget—and they often miss early signs of failure. Spexi imagery captures detailed imagery of roads, bridges, utilities, and facilities without shutting them down. Detect cracks, corrosion, and vegetation encroachment early, and move from reactive fixes to proactive maintenance planning.

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Environmental Monitoring

Manual sampling and field inspections can’t scale across large parks, waterways, or protected areas. Spexi’s imagery enables change detection over time, flags violations quickly, and keeps sustainability goals on track—with less manpower.

Farm  captured with Spexi drone

Property Assessment & Taxation

Hidden home additions and unreported changes lead to tax revenue leakage. Spexi imagery reveals what’s really there—decks, sheds, pool installations, roof upgrades—without sending someone door to door. Assessments stay accurate, fair, and defensible, improving compliance while reducing costly field visits.

Faster Decisions. Lower Costs. Stronger Cities.

Spexi taps into a network of drone pilots, each equipped to capture fresh aerial imagery. Our platform automates flight planning, data collection, and processing, so you get clear, detailed views on demand.

01. Spot Scans + Wide Coverage

Only pay for the data you need—whether it's a single site or a city-wide scan, Spexi makes aerial imagery coverage scalable and cost-effective.

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02. Reinvesting in Your Local Economy

Employing Pilots from Your Local Community. When you work with Spexi, you’re working with your local community.

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03. Fresh Data, Whenever You Need It

Request on-demand imagery as often as needed delivered faster and with 97% less carbon impact than traditional flyovers.

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Trusted by Municipalities, Proven in the Field

Explore high-resolution aerial imagery through our browser-based World Viewer or plug directly into your workflow with our API.

Spexi World Viewer
Panoramas, Seamlessly Stitched -Explore job sites with high-res 360° aerial imagery. No coding, plugins, or manual stitching required. A built-in mini map lets you quickly scan terrain, access points, and key features—like Google Street View, but from the sky.
Web-Based and Ready to Go - Access your project sites from any browser—no software installs, no delays. Spexi’s World Viewer is fast, intuitive, and always up to date, giving planners, engineers, and project managers instant access to the latest visuals.
Collaborate Without the Friction - Share site imagery with owners, contractors, and consultants in seconds. Link directly to specific locations or progress views—no new accounts or permission wrangling. Everyone sees the same thing, without extra steps.
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Time Series Comparison
Scroll through your site’s history to monitor construction progress, environmental changes, phase transitions, or pre/post-development conditions
Smart Bookmarking
Pin critical zones like staging areas, excavation points, or utilities for quick access throughout the project lifecycle.
Enhanced Search
Quickly locate job sites with intelligent address lookup, saved searches, and filters for project phase or location.
Spexi APIs

For AEC platforms, general contractors, and infrastructure firms managing projects at scale. Our APIs give you fast, flexible access to high-resolution aerial data across your entire portfolio.

Instant Access to Aerial Data - Query and retrieve high-res aerial data in real time, complete with flight and camera metadata for deeper context and analysis.
Powerful Filtering and Precision Targeting - Filter by location, pitch, heading, altitude, time, and more - enabling highly specific data pulls for your exact use case.
Automate Imagery Access - Set up workflows to pull new imagery as soon as it’s available. No manual steps. No lag. Just continuous data delivery.
Developer-First, with Geospatial Foundations - With modern standards like OGC API - Features and rich EXIF/XMP metadata, our API offers a seamless developer experience today, and is built to enable future integration into geospatial tools and workflows.
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Technology That Scales With Your City


Get the aerial imagery you need, when you need it. Spexi delivers high-resolution aerial data in near real-time, enabling faster inspections, better disaster response, and smarter planning giving AEC firms the intelligence to act with confidence.

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Aerial Data Everyone Can Use, Instantly

Put the latest aerial data in the hands of every stakeholder. Spexi’s browser-based map viewer makes it easy for teams to access, review, and act.

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Consistency You Can Trust, Across Every Flight

No matter who flies, standardized flight path and capture methods ensure reliable aerial data that delivers consistent imagery you can compare over time.

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Deploy Drone Coverage in Hours, Not Weeks

Whether it's a flood, fire, or infrastructure failure, Spexi enables AEC firms to request and receive up-to-date aerial imagery in hours or days, not weeks.

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Built for Speed, Designed for Compliance

Pilots on the Spexi Network operate exclusively with sub-250g drones, allowing them to fly faster and with fewer regulatory hurdles. That means no lengthy approvals, less red tape, and quicker access to the imagery you need.

Smarter Decisions Start With Better Data