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Cartography Insurance

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Professional Saver Public Liability Insurance for Cartographers


Our standard cover is:

  • £1 million cover for public and products liability (with an option to increase to £2 million, £5 million or £10 million)
  • £10,000 cover for any financial loss (£50K cover optional)
  • Worldwide liability cover for temporary work abroad for up to 14 days (excluding the USA and Canada)

Insurance is crucial for cartographers and geospatial professionals to protect themselves when providing clients with mapping services and spatial data.

Our public liability insurance shields you against claims if a client gets injured or their property is damaged while you work.

For example, you could be liable if your equipment accidentally causes harm.

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Our Professional Saver Insurance (Covea) has been independently rated 5 Stars by Defaqto – the highest possible rating, awarded to excellent products with a comprehensive range of features and benefits.

How our cartography insurance works

1 Apply online

Complete our simple quote form with basic details about your business.

2 Get a quote

Get an instant quote & choose any optional covers you may need.

3 You’re insured!

Instantly activate your Professional Saver policy and view your certificates online.

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What is Cartography Insurance?

Cartography insurance provides essential protection tailored for mapping professionals and geospatial services consultants who supply vital location intelligence that helps make critical decisions.

Clients that rely on accurate cartography deliverables include transportation agencies, urban planners, utility managers, disaster response units, national security organisations and more. However, despite stringent protocols, oversight liabilities can arise, including:

  • Inaccurate Mapping and Flawed Analysis – Faulty digital maps and geographical data can steer investments and resources in the wrong direction, resulting in financial losses. Misleading spatial analytics can also lead to inaccurate geospatial insights, influencing poor planning decisions.
  • Confidential Data Breaches – Misplaced paperwork or unsecured project files containing sensitive operational infrastructure details or identifying personal data.
  • Property Disputes – Damage or loss of a client’s on-site equipment during field surveys, site visits and ground-truthing investigations.
  • Stakeholder Incidents – Clients suffering injury or illness while participating in mapping activities, geospatial requirements elicitation or location data strategy consultations.
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Why Cartographers Need Specialist Insurance

Cartographers and geospatial analysts face significant legal risks due to the accuracy of their work. Even minor errors in maps or data analysis can lead to substantial lawsuits from clients who suffer financial losses. This insurance protects mapping professionals and geospatial analysts from unexpected legal fees and settlements.

What Our Cartography Insurance Covers

Our flexible cartography policies protect against:

  • Public Liability – Covers any injury or property damage caused while surveying sites, consulting clients or conducting fieldwork. For example, a client stumbles over your equipment during a site visit.
  • Professional Indemnity (optional) – Covers financial loss claims from clients because of inaccurate mapping data, flawed analysis or reporting errors. For instance, a company loses revenue after acting on the incorrect geospatial survey results you provided.
  • Legal Expenses Insurance – Pays your legal costs and provides specialist legal representation if you face civil claims alleging professional negligence in your mapping, analysis or advisory work. It can help defend you against claims demanding substantial sums.
  • Equipment Insurance (optional) – Replaces or repairs vital tools like GPS devices, laptops or survey kits that get lost, stolen or damaged during field surveys or when visiting client sites. Add this as a separate policy to your cartography insurance.

We offer varying levels of cover catered to your specific needs, so complete our simple online form to get your quote today!

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Who Can Benefit From Cartography Insurance?

Our adaptable cartography insurance policies are designed to protect:

  • Cartographers
  • GIS analysts
  • Geospatial consultants
  • Land, marine and aerial surveyors
  • Geographic data specialists
  • Mapping technicians
  • Remote sensing professionals

Whether you manage projects, conduct analysis or provide advisory services, we can arrange bespoke insurance catering to your geospatial specialism.

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Chosen by over 18761 businesses and counting

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We like to keep things simple. Your quote, purchase and documents are all available online, anytime.

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Instant Cover

No need to wait for your documents. Our professional cover starts from the date you select.

Added Protection

Public liability, products liability, financial loss, legal expenses and accidental death cover as standard.

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FAQs

Cartography Insurance FAQs

Cartographers handle sensitive client data and provide mapping materials that inform vital decisions. Even minor inconsistencies could cause clients considerable financial loss. Specialist insurance covers any claims due to reduced incomes or losses caused by inaccurate maps, flawed analysis or defective surveys.

We cover all core mapping services like:

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis and spatial data management
  • Land, marine and aerial surveying
  • Critical infrastructure and asset mapping
  • Mineral, oil and gas exploration mapping
  • Flood risk assessment and modelling
  • Digital terrain modelling and topographic mapping

Essentially, we cover most claims stemming from inaccurate cartography guidance or data that substantially impact operations or decisions.

Yes – our adaptable policies extend to cover any freelancers, sub-contractors or temporary staff conducting mapping work under your business name. For example, suppose a land surveyor you hire provides defective boundary data, leading to significant financial loss for a client. In that case, our insurance helps cover the claim made against you.

Our policies cover you against professional negligence claims if you misplace or lose paperwork containing sensitive client information. For example, if you lose survey data that compromises strategic plans, leading to loss of business for a client, our insurance would cover against financial demands. Just inform us promptly about lost documents so we can best advise the next steps.

Yes, our policies provide worldwide coverage for short-term and temporary geospatial projects undertaken outside the UK – except for permanent work in the USA or Canada. So, you remain protected while mapping overseas. Inform us before travel.

Yes, our product liability insurance protects you if inaccurate mapping products or data you provide directly causes clients financial harm. For instance, if your flawed analysis of energy reserves leads companies to make suboptimal drilling decisions resulting in operational losses. This covers legal and compensation costs.

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