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Revealing Land Worth Banking

Posted by emapsite on 2nd September 2020 -

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For developers, the search for optimum locations has become an artform. But it’s not always the obvious plots of land that represent the highest returns. By thinking laterally – analysing unused brown or green space near a railway station, for example – we can reveal untapped supplies of land that are ideal for specific, niche purposes.

“Which land would my competitors buy, 

where can I profit by thinking laterally?”

Spatialising land-data in new ways

There’s a saying, “the listings are too late”. And land parcels worth having are land parcels worth exploring in detail before they come to the market. We can put you into the unique position of being able to predict which land will rise in value, and which might fall – against the context of your own interests and portfolio.

We can spatialise at scale or focus on a specific area, seeking out untapped development potential and highlighting the parcels that would provide long and short term returns on investment.

In these instances, spatialising starts by getting to understand more about your business interests, so that we can select and blend the right data to reveal maximum value - we have so many, amazing datasets at our fingertips. And we can create multi-layered queries with them to deliver unique insights - even creating new intellectual property. 

Getting more value from your data

Spatialising – adding more value to the mapping you’re familiar with – can deliver unique insights and a keen competitive advantage.

We deliver business intelligence for leading businesses in every part of the land and property sector. Helping you to reduce risk and identify commercial opportunities.

  • Adding context via demographics, social insights, valuations and more
  • Revealing site perils and or operational risks
  • Accessing the broadest range of partner mapping to help you visualise simple insights
  • Using machine learning to identify untapped commercial opportunities

Challenge us to spatialise your data


Daniel Clements

emapsite provide a vast range of digital mapping content for a cross-section of the market– Energy and Infrastructure; Land and Property; AEC (Architects, Engineering and Construction); Environmental; and the Public Sector

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