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What Is a Plat Map? A Guide to Understanding Property Lines & Ownership

Land IdWhat Is a Plat Map? A Guide to Understanding Property Lines & Ownership

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Dec 17, 2025

Get the low-down on plat maps—what they are (and aren't), why they're important, how to use them, and how to work with plats in Land id to gain a deeper understanding of your land's potential.

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Get the Most Out of Your Real Estate Map Maker

Land IdGet the Most Out of Your Real Estate Map Maker

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Mar 19, 2021

The practice of using maps in real estate isn’t a new one; people have been relying on property maps as long as they have been buying and selling land. Until recently, these maps remained largely unchanged. While 20th-century maps were certainly more accurate than those of the previous century, they were still somewhat illegible to those less versed in cartography.

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The Importance of Including Land Maps With Property Lines

Land IdThe Importance of Including Land Maps With Property Lines

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Mar 8, 2021

As kids, we’re taught that sharing is always the best policy, but that philosophy doesn’t necessarily apply to land. As Robert Frost once wrote, “good fences make good neighbors.” In order to be respectful to those around us and prevent accidental violations, we need to establish clear boundaries.

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What do Prospective Land Buyers Want to Know?

Land IdWhat do Prospective Land Buyers Want to Know?

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Feb 22, 2021

If there is anything remotely positive that has come about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that people have realized that they can truly work from anywhere - which means they can also live anywhere. People don’t need to restrict themselves to metropolitan areas with skyrocketing property values as long as they have a wifi connection. This has driven land buyers across the country to look at buying rural land with new eyes.

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Environmental Engineering GIS Tools Have Far-Reaching Applications

Land IdEnvironmental Engineering GIS Tools Have Far-Reaching Applications

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Feb 19, 2021

Though we humans make up only a tiny fraction of the diverse communities of organisms that inhabit this planet, our impact is immense. The need for environmental protection reaches far beyond “reduce, reuse, and recycle;” the very basis of our existence is wrapped in our relationship with the natural world. The only way to take care of our people is to take care of our planet.

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Your Land Plotting App: Showing the Past, Present and Future

Land IdYour Land Plotting App: Showing the Past, Present and Future

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Feb 11, 2021

In real estate, it’s all about the land.

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Redistricting: A Very Real World Application of Data in Map Making

Land IdRedistricting: A Very Real World Application of Data in Map Making

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Jan 25, 2021

Maps are used in many scenarios to help us visualize the relationship between geography and other variables such as average temperatures, bird migration patterns or relative elevation.

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