Vexcel announced the Vexcel Model Context Protocol (MCP) on July 1, 2026, making its aerial imagery and geospatial data directly accessible within ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, and any other MCP-compatible AI platform. According to Steve Lombardi, Chief Product Officer at Vexcel, the tool bridges the gap for AI tools that lack access to real-world data, allowing users to ask questions in natural language and get answers grounded in Vexcel's data. Data available through Vexcel MCP includes ortho, oblique, and multispectral imagery; Digital Surface Models (DSM); property, building, and roadway attributes; Gray Sky disaster imagery and damage assessments; and embeddings and semantic image search. Vexcel operates the world's largest aerial imagery program, with ongoing collections across more than 45 countries and territories, and publishes imagery at 7.5cm and 15cm resolution.