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Streamline land acquisition with the new Renewables Land Acquisition solution

By Afshan Shaikh

ArcGIS Solutions helps you make the most of your GIS by providing purpose-driven, industry-specific configurations of ArcGIS.

 

As demand for renewable energy grows, acquiring the right amount of land for a renewable project is becoming more complex. To meet the acreage requirement, companies are finding they need to acquire more tracts of land, especially for large utilityscale sites. Aware of the highly competitive nature of the industry,  solar and wind renewable energy companies, must work quickly to cultivate positive relationships with landowners, identify suitable sites, and secure land agreements. 

Land acquisition campaigns require a lot of coordination. Tracking landowner interactions and agreements, managing input from subject matter experts, and monitoring the acquisition process require true collaboration among all parties. 

Introducing Renewables Land Acquisition, a new solution from ArcGIS Solutions that simplifies and accelerates the land acquisition process for new renewable energy production site. Here’s how it can help: 

Streamline the land acquisition process

The Renewables Land Acquisition solution includes apps to help you manage parcel information, track landowner interactions, and log agreements. Your land strategy team can efficiently request and update parcel data, ensuring that all communication and agreements are well-documented and easily accessible to everyone. The solution also includes tools to help you monitor campaign progress, identify potential bottlenecks, and quickly address challenges. 

 With this solution, land agents can add and update information directly from the field using mobile devices. This capability ensures that all data is current and accurate, allowing for real-time collaboration and decision-making. Land agents can sketch agreements, capture landowner interactions, and update parcel information on the go, significantly enhancing the efficiency and responsiveness of the land acquisition process. 

Desktop showing a parcel of land being selected and an agreement being completed.
Agreements can be created easily by drawing representative polygons. Agreements can be the entire parcel polygon or just be a specified area with the parcel.
Desktop and mobile phone showing a map with a section specified in a blue-green color.
The outreach team can work with landowners to create specific agreement areas on the web or directly on their mobile devices while they are out in the field.

Enhance team collaboration

The solution’s unified, map-based system enhances collaboration by connecting all stakeholders involved in the process of land acquisition. Land agents in the field, subject matter experts, and origination leads can effortlessly share and access parcel information, track landowner interactions, and manage agreements. This platform ensures that everyone is working with the most up-to-date data, facilitating informed decision-making and efficient project management.  

Demo of parcel visibility being toggled on in the Land Viewer app.
Land strategy managers can toggle the visibility on and off in the Outreach Manager, Land Review, and Land Viewer apps. This allows parcels to be added and removed as needed for each team.
Demo of a parcel being selected in Outreach Manager with information in the side panel updating accordingly.
Landowner interactions are tracked per parcel as outreach logs and parcel reviews are tracked per parcel as review logs. When clicking on the parcel, both lists filter dynamically to allow users stay up to date on the latest information for each parcel.

Make informed site-acquisition decisions

Renewables Land Acquisition ensures that all your land acquisition deals are based on accurate, up-to-date information. Easy access and insight into landowner interactions and land reviews help companies identify the parcels most suitable for development and negotiate more effectively to secure them. Ultimately, the solution helps renewable energy companies optimize their land acquisition strategies and achieve their project goals efficiently. 

The Land Strategy Dashboard app showing a campaign being selected and information updating accordingly.
Managers can quickly view campaign metrics with the capability to edit directly in the dashboard. Parcel and agreement statuses, acreage and capacity are easily tracked.

Innovative solutions for an innovative industry

Renewables Land Acquisition is ArcGIS Solutions’ second renewables-specific solution. It joins Solar Site Data Management, released earlier this year, in our growing collection of solutions tailored specifically for the renewable energy industry.

Learn more

For more information about the Renewables Land Acquisition solution, check out the following resources:

 

 

 

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