Unpaved: AI Copilot for Building Maps

Hey everyone 🌍 👋 I'm excited to introduce Unpaved AI- Your AI GIS Copilot We're democratizing spatial intelligence for everyone who needs it but doesn't have time to become a GIS expert: 👉 Ask spatial questions in plain English - no coordinate systems or projections required 👉 Get instant analysis - what takes weeks in traditional GIS happens in seconds 👉 Focus on insights, not interfaces - spend time interpreting results, not wrestling with software The Problem I Witnessed Firsthand I used to think GIS was just another tool. Like Excel, but for maps. Then I started working with energy policy teams at the UK Department for Energy Security and NetZero. I watched brilliant analysts - people who could model complex economic scenarios and write policy affecting millions - get completely stumped by basic spatial questions. 👉 "How far is this wind farm from the nearest transmission line?" 👉 "Which areas have both high energy demand and low renewable capacity?" 👉 "Show me the overlap between protected areas and potential solar sites." These aren't trick questions. They're the foundation of energy planning. But I watched PhD economists spend days wrestling with coordinate systems while urgent policy decisions waited. The problem is that we've built spatial analysis tools for GIS experts, then expected everyone else to figure it out. The Solution Unpaved AI changes that. We're your AI Spatial Engineer - ready to answer any location-based question, analyze any geographic pattern, and turn spatial complexity into simple insights. How It Works Instead of learning arcane GIS interfaces, you just ask questions in natural language: 👉 "Show me offshore wind farms within 50km of major ports in the UK" 👉 "Find neighborhoods with high foot traffic near coffee shops in SF" 👉 "Analyze solar potential based on roof area and sun exposure" Our AI handles the technical complexity- coordinate systems, spatial joins, data processing - while you focus on what matters: getting answers and making decisions. About Me I discovered this problem while working on energy security and net zero policy with the UK government. After watching too many smart people struggle with spatial analysis, I decided to build the solution I wished existed. Previously, I was working on AI coworkers for fraud and risk teams, but after talking to potential users, it became clear that spatial accessibility was a much bigger, more urgent problem. What Becomes Possible Imagine a world where spatial intelligence isn't locked behind specialist tools: 👉 Startup founders validate location-based business ideas in minutes, not months 👉 Policy makers & Analysts test infrastructure scenarios in real-time during meetings 👉 Researchers explore spatial patterns without hiring GIS consultants 👉 SMBs make location decisions with Fortune 500-level tools 👉 Students learn spatial thinking without first mastering spatial software Join the Movement Spatial intelligence shouldn't require a specialist degree. It should be as easy as asking a question. If you've ever been frustrated by GIS tools, if you've needed spatial analysis but didn't know where to start, or if you believe location intelligence should be accessible to everyone who needs it, I'd love to hear from you. P.S. - I'm looking for early users who want to be part of democratizing spatial intelligence. If you have spatial questions you've been putting off because the tools are too complex, let's solve them together.