How high is the resolution of Nearmap imagery compared to standard satellite maps?

Nearmap provides high-resolution aerial imagery at sub-15cm (approx. 6 inch) Ground Sample Distance (GSD). This is significantly sharper than typical satellite imagery (usually 30cm-50cm), allowing your agent to identify fine site details like roof vents, pavement cracks, or pool conditions.

Can my agent automatically detect solar panels or swimming pools on a property?

Yes. Use the `get_ai_detected_features` tool. Nearmap's AI analyzes recent surveys to return vector geometries for specific feature classes like 'Solar Panels' or 'Swimming Pools', including confidence thresholds and area measurements.

What is 'Oblique' imagery and how do I access it through the agent?

Oblique imagery is captured at a 45-degree angle rather than straight down. Use the `get_oblique_tile` tool and specify a direction (North, South, East, West). This allows your agent to audit building facades, structural heights, and side-view property details.

Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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About Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server

Connect your Nearmap account to any AI agent and take full control of world-class high-resolution aerial imagery, geospatial AI insights, and topographic surface models through natural conversation.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) tool calls autonomously — query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste the Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.

What you can do

Aerial Orchestration — Retrieve sub-15cm resolution vertical (nadir) imagery tiles using Web Mercator coordinates to verify site conditions directly from your agent
AI Feature Extraction — Automatically detect and extract vector geometries for buildings, swimming pools, solar panels, and vegetation within specific geographic radii
Perspective Oblique Imagery — Access 3D-angled imagery from North, South, East, and West viewpoints to audit structural facades and building heights securely
Coverage & Survey Audit — Verify imagery availability across specific points or complex polygons and retrieve chronological survey dates to track site changes over time
Topographic Modeling — Extract Digital Surface Model (DSM) elevation tiles to analyze terrain peaks, building heights, and surface volumes natively within your workspace
True Ortho Visualization — Retrieve geometric lean-corrected top-down layers providing zero parallax alignments for perfect geospatial mapping and precision measurement
Survey Metadata — Query explicit flight parameters including Ground Sample Distance (GSD) and optical capture details for any specific aerial flyover

The Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server with Windsurf.

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically

Start using Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI)

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Why Use Windsurf with the Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) through the Model Context Protocol.

Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention

Purpose-built for agentic workflows — Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively

JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available

Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts

Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses

Live debugging: query Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor

Documentation generation: pull schema information from Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

Rapid prototyping: combine Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes

Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) to Windsurf via MCP:

check_coverage_point

Verify Nearmap capture boundaries matching geospatial point resolving temporal history arrays

check_coverage_polygon

Verify internal aerial survey boundary masks checking imagery intersections across mapped polygons

get_ai_detected_features

Extract vector geometry parsing buildings, pools, vegetation, solar panels via automated CV features bounds

get_dsm_elevation_tile

Extract pixelated Digital Surface Model mapping topographic terrain and building peak heights

get_oblique_tile

Retrieve oblique perspective 3D-angled imagery tiles pointing North, South, East, West locating structural targets

get_survey_metadata

Query explicitly bounded survey parameters finding GSD resolutions finding optical flight details

get_true_ortho_tile

Retrieve lean-corrected true geometric top-down bounding layers capturing zero parallax alignments

get_vertical_tile

Retrieve high-resolution vertical static nadir aerial imagery tiles tracking captured boundaries

list_ai_feature_classes

Lookup all internal AI category taxonomies evaluating computer vision mappings detecting roof arrays

list_survey_dates

Iterate chronological availability boundaries mapping all temporal captures crossing target nodes

Example Prompts for Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) in Windsurf

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) immediately.

"Get the latest high-res vertical imagery for coordinates '34.0522,-118.2437'"

"Detect all solar panels within a 100m radius of this point: [lat,lon]"

"Show me the oblique view from the North for this building coordinate"

Troubleshooting Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Nearmap (High-Res Aerial Imagery & AI) MCP Server with Windsurf.

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.

Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system — it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.