Site Analysis for an Evidence-Based Design Brief

    Bring available policy, environmental, transport and physical context into an early site review. Check the sources, location coverage and unresolved questions before using findings in design or due diligence.

    Why a dedicated site analysis tool

    Architects, urban planners, and developers all need the same baseline: what is on this site, what does policy say, how does the surrounding network behave, and what 3D context are we designing into. Relevant evidence may sit across local authority records, national mapping, planning documents and site surveys. A shared review helps connect those sources and keep their dates and limitations visible.

    What Atlasly actually does

    • Review available planning references against current official documents
    • Explore 3D context, distinguishing recorded heights from estimates
    • Explore walking-access estimates and check routing or fallback assumptions
    • Review available environmental and heritage layers; check missing coverage locally
    • Test early capacity assumptions against verified local requirements
    • Use supported exports and validate the specific file in the receiving application

    Site analysis tool vs. manual GIS workflow

    Use Atlasly to organise an initial review, then carry sources and unresolved checks into GIS, CAD or specialist assessment as needed. Time spent depends on the site, source availability and required level of assurance. No measured time-saving guarantee is established for your project.

    How different teams use it

    • Architects use it as the layered context base under every concept design
    • Architects again use it for fast feasibility studies before fee commitments
    • Urban planners and LAs use it for neighbourhood-scale evidence and 15-minute city audits
    • Developers use it for acquisition due diligence and site-finding
    • Students use it for portfolio context studies

    Built into the tools you already use

    Check the format, units, coordinates and geometry of supported exports before opening them in AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp. Validate GIS exports in your chosen QGIS or ArcGIS workflow. Atlasly for Rhino, an agent that works inside Rhino 8, is coming soon. The integration guide explains the hosted MCP option and the pending publication of a verified REST contract.

    Pricing in plain numbers

    Review current plans for analysis, export and team allowances. A plan allowance does not establish REST availability; confirm the deployed contract for your integration.

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