This month, our team has been hard at work improving Land App. Highlights include updates to our imagery basemaps and enhancements to the template selection page to streamline your workflow.
All user Updates
Imagery Basemaps Now Powered by Stadia Maps
Going forward, Stadia Maps will serve as the default provider for our satellite and aerial imagery basemaps.
Why we’ve switched from Bing and Mapbox
Microsoft’s transition from Bing Maps to Azure Maps has resulted in costs that are unsustainable for a business of our size, and we’ve had comments about the quality of the Mapbox offering. To continue providing a seamless mapping service we decided to switch to Stadia Maps.
What happens to previously purchased Bing and Mapbox print frames?
Don’t worry, any maps you’ve created with Bing or Mapbox basemaps can still be reprinted. They’ll now display Stadia Maps imagery instead.
What about imagery with labels?
We understand the importance of having map labels on imagery and, with Stadia Maps, we are pleased to reintroduce a labelled imagery basemap alongside the unlabelled imagery.
Further improvements to imagery are coming
We’re actively exploring the introduction of a GB-wide 25cm/pixel resolution aerial imagery basemap. This high-resolution feature is expected to be available to Standard and Professional subscribers by March.
These updates ensure we continue delivering reliable mapping tools while enhancing our services. We’ll keep you informed as we roll out additional improvements.
Find relevant templates faster when creating a new plan
We’ve made significant enhancements to the template selection page to streamline your planning process:
- See All Templates at Once
The page now shows all the available templates at once and we have removed the filter by sector. - Sorted by Popularity
Template popularity now influences the sort order. For example, Ownership Boundary and Baseline Habitat Assessment templates are ranked higher on the list. - Sector-Specific Suggestions
Popular templates for your sector are boosted to the top and labelled “Suggested for your sector.” For instance, if you work in the Agency & Valuation sector, templates like Valuation Plan and Sales Plan will appear first. - Blank Template Always First
- The Blank template remains the default first option in the list.
Professional Updates
Export Portfolio Summary to Excel for advanced analysis
Professional subscribers can now export aggregated portfolio data as an Excel file. The export includes all features that match your filters, complete with attribute data including custom attributes.