Completed Property Intelligence Demonstration

0 Mills Rd - Property Intelligence Demo

This demonstration shows how GeoSite Intel can move from scattered public records and map layers to a focused property research report. The review combines parcel context, current and historical imagery, mapped environmental conditions, terrain, drainage, access, surrounding land activity, and evidence-based follow-up questions.

What the review covered

The goal was not to create a generic stack of maps. Each dataset was used to answer a property question or identify something that deserved a closer look.

Property

Parcel & Existing Development

Parcel boundaries, road context, mapped structures, current imagery, and surrounding parcels were reviewed within a one-mile study area.

Environment

Wetlands, Flood & Soils

NWI wetlands, FEMA flood information, NRCS soil map units, and mapped drainage were compared with the subject parcel and nearby landscape.

Terrain

Elevation & Drainage Context

Hillshade, contours, and available drainage mapping were used to understand the low-relief landscape and identify where the data could - and could not - support a flow-direction conclusion.

History

Current & Historical Imagery

Available aerial imagery was reviewed across time to compare site conditions and provide context that parcel records alone do not show.

A nearby feature prompted a deeper look

During the surrounding-property review, aerial imagery showed an apparent agricultural/livestock facility and an elongated pond or lagoon on a nearby site. The parcel-use information reviewed for that site did not fully describe what was visible in the imagery.

Aerial imagery map showing the subject parcel, nearby farm structures, apparent lagoon, and a measured shortest distance

Imagery & measured distance

The apparent lagoon was digitized separately and measured at 2,186.56 feet (about 0.414 mile) from the nearest edge of the subject parcel.

Flood and terrain map showing FEMA flood zones, drainage, contours, the subject parcel, and a nearby apparent lagoon

Flood & terrain context

The mapped lagoon area falls within FEMA Zone X, an Area of Minimal Flood Hazard. The terrain is very low relief, and a direct drainage connection to the subject parcel was not confirmed.

Why the distinction matters: the investigation identified a nearby feature worth noting, but it did not establish contamination, a release, environmental noncompliance, or impact to the subject property. The report separates observed conditions from conclusions the available data cannot support.

The maps show where. The report explains what it means.

The finished deliverable combines the map package with plain-language interpretation, limitations, and recommended next questions so the work can support an actual property decision.

Deliverable

13-page screening report

Executive summary, parcel context, current and historical imagery, environmental and terrain findings, nearby-site investigation, conclusions, sources, limitations, and follow-up considerations.

Approach

Evidence first

Findings are written to distinguish mapped or imagery-observed conditions from official determinations, field verification, engineering conclusions, or formal environmental assessments.

Open the complete deliverable

View the full property intelligence report

The PDF includes the complete map package, the investigative maps, written findings, sources, limitations, and recommended follow-up.

Screening-level context, not a substitute for official review

GeoSite Intel provides GIS-based research, preliminary screening, and professional mapping. This demonstration is not a boundary survey, title opinion, appraisal, engineering opinion, permit approval, official FEMA flood determination, jurisdictional wetland delineation, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, geotechnical evaluation, or guarantee that a property is buildable or suitable for a particular use.