Professional site intelligence for every land decision. Snapshot evaluates any U.S. parcel across environmental risk, power infrastructure, regulatory constraints, and resource potential — the same diligence criteria used by Fortune 500 site selectors — delivering a comprehensive feasibility report with multi-dimensional scoring in under 60 seconds.
Environmental, infrastructure, and regulatory screening — scored and mapped automatically.
Snapshot is transforming how people evaluate land for energy infrastructure development — giving buyers, sellers, investors, and developers the same intelligence that Fortune 500 companies use for site selection.
In today's rapidly evolving energy landscape — driven by unprecedented demand from energy infrastructure, AI computing facilities, and renewable energy projects — land with the right characteristics has become extraordinarily valuable.
Too often, critical site data is scattered across dozens of federal agencies, locked behind complex GIS tools, or only accessible to well-resourced teams with sophisticated site selection software.
Snapshot levels the playing field.
Whether you're buying, selling, investing, or developing — Snapshot gives you the data-driven intelligence to make confident decisions.
Evaluate any parcel before committing. Identify fatal flaws, environmental risks, and infrastructure gaps that could derail your project — before you close. Snapshot gives you the same site selection intelligence used by Fortune 500 companies, so you know exactly what you're buying.
Demonstrate your property's development potential with professional feasibility reports backed by federal data. In today's energy landscape, land with the right characteristics has become extraordinarily valuable. A strong Snapshot score gives you agency and a position of strength in negotiations with developers and utilities.
Screen multiple sites quickly and compare scores side by side. Prioritize investments backed by federal data, not guesswork. Identify high-value properties before the competition and build a portfolio of sites with quantified development potential.
Accelerate due diligence for solar farms, energy infrastructure, and energy infrastructure projects. Snapshot consolidates 20+ federal and public data sources into one actionable report, evaluating properties across power infrastructure, environmental risk, geology, water resources, and mineral potential. Reduce site evaluation from weeks to minutes.
Every Snapshot report produces four standardized 0–100 land assessments plus a purpose-weighted composite score tailored to how you intend to use the parcel — so the same site reads differently for a solar developer, an investor, a conservationist, or a farmer.
How workable the parcel itself is. Combines terrain, soils, current land cover, flood exposure, protected-area status, and contamination context into a single 0–100 score with a tier label.
Where the site sits relative to the grid and the sun. Scores transmission and substation proximity, solar resource quality, broadband access, and infrastructure density into one 0–100 energy readiness view.
Subsurface and resource potential. Captures geology, mineral deposit proximity, geochemistry, groundwater, aquifer context, and water quality in a single 0–100 resource score.
Ecological and hazard profile. Scores critical habitat, wetlands, protected areas, and natural hazard exposure so buyers, stewards, and developers can see the parcel's conservation weight alongside its development readiness.
Pick a lens — general review, selling, investing, solar, agriculture, conservation, real estate, or mineral — and Snapshot rebuilds a weighted 0–100 composite that emphasizes the data inputs that matter for that use case. Every input is shown with its value, weight, and contribution, so the score is never a black box.
Every data layer you need to evaluate a site — queried, scored, and summarized automatically.
From address to actionable report in under a minute.
Each of Snapshot's four land scores and the purpose composite lands in a tier from 1 to 5 so the headline answer is readable at a glance. The tier distills dozens of data points into a single at-a-glance rating for the site.
Score 86+. Excellent infrastructure access, minimal environmental constraints, and strong resource potential across land viability, energy opportunity, resource opportunity, and conservation value.
Average score 71-85. Strong infrastructure proximity and favorable environmental profile with minor limitations. May have moderate distance to transmission or partial environmental overlap requiring further review.
Average score 51-70. Mixed results across categories. Notable constraints in some areas (environmental overlap, moderate infrastructure distance, or elevated hazard risk) balanced by strengths in others.
Average score 26-50. Significant constraints across multiple categories. Limited infrastructure access, elevated environmental risk, or poor resource potential. Development possible but with substantial additional investment.
Score below 26 or fatal flaw detected. Disqualifying conditions identified: inside flood hazard area, within critical habitat, no grid connection within reasonable distance, inside protected wilderness, or other insurmountable barriers.
Every report includes a multi-page PDF with the four base land scores, a purpose-weighted composite, a Clear/Fatal site-constraint table, geospatial maps, thematic data tables with full score breakdowns, and an AI-generated site narrative — ready to share with stakeholders, lenders, or your team.
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No disqualifying conditions detected. Site is clear for further due diligence.
Minor wetland presence (0.8%) in the screening buffer — may require delineation survey.
Every data layer is queried in real time from official government APIs. Snapshot aggregates data from these trusted sources into one actionable report.
Esri ArcGIS
Power Infrastructure, Transmission, Substations, Pipelines
FEMA
Flood Zones, National Risk Index
USFWS
Wetlands, Critical Habitat
NREL
Solar Irradiance, NSRDB
USGS
Protected Areas, Elevation, Geology, Mineral Deposits, Groundwater, Water Quality
USDA
Soils, Farmland Classification, Annual NLCD 2024 Land Use
EPA
Brownfields, Superfund Sites
EIA
Power Plants, Generating Capacity
FCC
Broadband Coverage, Fiber Availability
BLM
Mining Claims, Land Status
A GIS analyst charges $300 – $1,200 per site assessment. Snapshot delivers a comparable report in under 60 seconds.
Need deeper diligence? Our Enhanced Site Survey adds state-level, county-level, and manually-researched intelligence to any assessment — starting at $500.
Contact us to learn more →Each assessment evaluates a site across nine dimensions: power infrastructure proximity (transmission lines, substations), environmental risk (flood zones, wetlands, critical habitat), solar resource potential, terrain and slope, land use and soil classification, protected area status, broadband connectivity, natural hazard exposure, and contamination risk. The result is a multi-dimensional suitability score with full category-by-category breakdowns.
Snapshot sources data from authoritative federal agencies including USGS, FEMA, USFWS, NREL, USDA, EPA, EIA, and FCC. Every score is fully transparent — you can see exactly which data contributed which points. Federal datasets are typically updated monthly to annually. For high-value decisions, we recommend verifying critical findings through professional due diligence, which our Enhanced Site Survey can provide.
Most tools focus on 3–5 data categories or provide black-box valuations without showing their work. Snapshot evaluates sites across all nine assessment dimensions simultaneously, with fully transparent scoring — every point is traceable to a specific dataset and threshold. You see the report evidence and scoring, not just the answer.
Snapshot produces four standardized 0–100 land scores (Land Viability, Energy Opportunity, Resource Opportunity, Conservation Value) plus a purpose-weighted composite tailored to your intended use — general review, property value, selling, solar / energy infrastructure, real estate investment, agriculture, conservation, or mineral exploration. Every report also includes a Clear/Fatal site-constraint table, thematic data tables, maps, and an AI site narrative grounded in the underlying data.
Paid assessments include a professional PDF report with maps and full score breakdowns. The 5-Pack and Unlimited tiers also include Excel spreadsheets, GeoJSON (for GIS software), and CSV data exports. All reports are saved to your account for future access.
Yes. Our Enhanced Site Survey adds state-level, county-level, and manually-researched intelligence that the automated report cannot reach — including utility interconnection status, county zoning verification, tax incentive programs, environmental permitting pathways, and more. Enhanced Surveys start at $500 and are available after any paid assessment. Contact us to learn more.
Yes. All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS). Your account and report history are stored on Google Firebase with enterprise-grade security. API keys are never exposed to your browser. You can only access your own data, and you can request deletion at any time. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Yes, anytime. Cancel through your billing portal and your access continues through the end of your current billing period. No long-term contracts, no cancellation fees. Single Reports and 5-Packs are one-time purchases with credits that never expire.
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