{"id":36116,"date":"2026-09-02T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/?p=36116"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:27:26","slug":"an-aerial-photo-warned-an-austin-homeowner-her-insurance-could-vanish-and-the-tree-branches-it-spotted-cost-her-3000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoticias.com\/en\/an-aerial-photo-warned-an-austin-homeowner-her-insurance-could-vanish-and-the-tree-branches-it-spotted-cost-her-3000\/36116\/","title":{"rendered":"An aerial photo warned an Austin homeowner her insurance could vanish, and the tree branches it spotted cost her $3,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Even though no inspector climbed a ladder to Tracy Gartenmann\u2019s housetop on her Austin home an e-mail arrived in her inbox in January with aerial photographs<\/a> that were showing what appeared to be tree branches close to the roof. The e-mail that came from her a home insurance company contained a warning that a policy held for more than a decade was under risk of not being renewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gartenmann was caught by surprise since she had filed no claims, but the images were set to create an immediate and expensive problem. She had to pay a landscaping crew $3,000 from her own pocket, protographed the trimmed branches herself and by acting swiftly she managed to win the renewal only days before the policy was due to expire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A camera set the deadline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The insurance company Travelers gave Gartenmann roughly two months to adjust and address the branches, according to the website KUT<\/a>. The overhead images that the insurer showed were obtained through a third-party aerial imagery service called Nearmap. To Gartenmann the experience \u201cfelt like an infringement on my rights<\/a>\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The attitude is alarming and sets a precedent much bigger than one yard. The aerial imaging services that are being used by the insurance company says its coverage<\/a> reaches 99.6% of the U.S. population. And they are not alone: Texas filings reviewed by KUT showed CAPE Analytics technology is also used by insurers representing at least a whopping 20% of the state\u2019s home insurance market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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