Shovels helps you identify qualified contractors, understand their work history, and connect with decision makers. Access rich permit data to power your contractor sales and marketing.
Because you want to get insights from building permits, not wrangle with raw data.
Our data is Shovel-ready
We make building permits easy to understand and use for market research, go-to-market, and sales. No data engineering required.
We offer three interfaces to interact with our building permit and building contractor data.
Purchase single or multiple seats to explore and download our building permit and contractor data.
Automate access and integrate with other applications like CRMs, custom web apps, and more.
Get parquet files or private table shares into Snowflake, Databricks, or Big Query.
We write about building permits, contractors, and the future of the built environment.
Virginia’s Data Center Dominance: A Deep Dive into Permit Trends
Explore the latest trends in Virginia’s data center market, uncovering growth areas, infrastructure investment, and hidden market indicators from permit analysis.
VP of Growth
Shovels Spotlight: How BZAiL Uses Real-Time Permit Intelligence To Transform CRE Site Selection
BZAiL is redefining how commercial real estate professionals evaluate land and development opportunities by combining powerful AI search with jurisdiction-normalized permit data from Shovels.ai.
VP of Growth
July 2025 Newsletter
This month, Shovels is at the Esri User Conference, announcing a new geodatabase with 170 million building permits, and plans to become more map-first. We're also working on a geospatial API and enhanced enterprise data licenses with Overture Maps integration.
CEO
