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Shovels

by Shovels Inc.

AI-powered building permit intelligence platform with nationwide contractor and permit data from 2,000+ jurisdictions.

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62 Features11 Integrations

Capabilities

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About This Product

Shovels uses AI to clean, enrich, and unify permit, contractor, and property data from over 2,000 US jurisdictions. The platform processes 180 million building permits across 30 million addresses with profiles on 3 million contractors, accessible via API, web app, or data warehouse integrations with Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks.

Capabilities

How this product is delivered and what's included out of the box.

Mobile app
Not available
Free trial
Yes
Free tier
No
Public API
Yes
Deployment
Cloud

FSH Score Breakdown

Ease of Use
5.0
Features
6.4
Support
5.0
Value
6.5
Integrations
8.0
AI Capabilities
1.5

Customer Reviews

Features

62 features confirmed across 11categories· Showing confirmed capabilities only

Reporting & Analytics15features

ReportingCustom SQL reportingAnalyticsData Coverage DashboardContractor Firmographic FilteringCustom SQL ReportingCustomizable Data Views and FilteringCustomizable Financial and Operational Data ViewsDesign Your Own ReportsEnriched Permit Data and Quality Metrics
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Enterprise Data LakeHistorical Data AccessParquet File DeliveryData WarehousingData Warehouse IntegrationGeographic Market Signal TrackingESG & Sustainability ReportingConstruction risk assessmentGeo Profiles

Platform & Customization15features

Custom API AccessREST APIData ExportData ExportCLI (Command Line Interface)Address SearchAPI PlaygroundAPI Usage MonitoringAutomated Data HandoffsAutomatic File Delivery
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Automatic Monthly Data BackupAWS Cognito AuthenticationGeocodingHTTPS Encryption for API RequestsCustom FieldsProperty details including square footage, year built, and property typeZip Code Databaseaddress resolutionRole-Based Access ControlHeader-based authentication

CRM & Sales14features

CRMContractor ProfilesAdvanced Audience SegmentationContact Data AccessContractor ProfilesProperty Filtering And Location SearchSchema Markup GenerationDealer LocatorContractor directory searchZip Code SearchGeo-search by address, zip code, city, county, or custom area
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Parcel Boundary and Ownership EnrichmentMarketing ToolsAudiencesData EnrichmentLocation Intelligence and Market AnalysisMulti-Site Subscription ManagementProperty Profiles

AI & Automation7features

AI InsightsAI Powered Permit ManagementAI Research AgentAI SupportAI data cleaning and enrichmentAI Curated Building Permit RecordsAI Risk Analysis for PreconstructionAI Enrichment

Compliance & Safety4features

Permit ManagementPlain-English permit description summariesCode Enforcement TrackingPre-permit intelligenceAutomated Permit Status TrackingDynamic Filtering and Search for Permits

Fleet & GPS Management2features

Integrated Address Mapping With DirectionsGIS RoutingGeocoding with latitude and longitude coordinates

Scheduling & Dispatch1feature

Project ManagementPre-permit project tracking

Invoicing & Payments1feature

Customised Views and Filters for Payments

Customer Communication1feature

Client Portalproperty details access

Technician Management1feature

Contractor VettingContractor license and contact data enrichment

Accounting Integration1feature

Snowflake Data Warehouse Connection

Integrations 11 across 3 categories

Data & Automation 8
Amazon S3
Azure Blob Storage
Cherre
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Google Cloud
Regrid
Snowflake
Industry-Specific 2
ArcGIS
QGIS
CRM 1
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