Arjun Cardoza, district manager for EagleView, told the Grant County Board of Commissioners on March 27 that the company can provide high-resolution aerial imagery, oblique views and a cloud-based viewer the county can share across departments for assessment, public safety and public works.

Cardoza said the imagery helps assessors “detect change of what has occurred on a property without having the need for appraisal staff to go on-site.” He demonstrated oblique (45-degree) and orthophoto images, a change-detection tool and a desktop product EagleView brands as EV Cloud. “We got to go for 120,000,” Cardoza said when asked for a price; he said that figure includes aircraft, pilots, fuel, the software, disaster-response flights and unlimited county users.

County Assessor (name not specified) told commissioners the primary motive for exploring EagleView is appraiser safety and operational fairness. “With the eagle imagery, this is our our biggest issue right now is the safety for the for the appraisers right now,” the assessor said, adding that staff will continue to visit properties where necessary but that imagery narrows which properties need on-site work.

Cardoza described several use cases: appraisal desktop reviews that reduce field visits; a 48-hour disaster-response option to fly damaged areas; tools for 9-1-1 dispatch to plan entry and exit routes; and helping public-works crews measure surfaces before they mobilize. He said EagleView supports 17 of New Mexico’s 33 counties and cited neighboring counties such as Dona Ana and Sierra as references.

Commissioner Stevens asked about code-enforcement uses such as identifying fire risk or abandoned properties. Cardoza replied that code enforcement “absolutely” can use the imagery and that government entities, including schools and universities, can be granted access under EagleView’s government licensing model.

Cardoza said counties commonly pay for imagery from assessor 1% funds, through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocations, or by pooling costs across county departments that will use the product. County staff member Charlene told the board she has four vendor quotes and can submit detailed proposals to the commission for consideration.

No vote or formal procurement decision was taken at the meeting. Commissioners asked staff to provide the written quotes and follow up with additional cost and funding details before any contract is approved.

The presentation included a live demo and visual examples from other New Mexico counties; EagleView staff on the dais included Cardoza and David Alexander, regional technical manager.