Ordinarily compiled weekly.
- Toolbox
- Toolbox
The Terradex Toolbox
Terradex’s product solutions rely on a flexible toolbox of data and services. Our data tools encompass a catalog of land activity and use data that is integrated into our technology solutions. Our services are proprietary applications built from our data collection and review processes. Terradex groups data and services into categories, and then describes the data or service, its relevance, and when applicable, the frequency of data updates. Our LandWatch, DigClean, and WhatsDown pages highlight the commonly used data sets and services applied in each stewardship solution.
Aligned with our customer-focused approach, Terradex is continuously innovating and developing new data sources and cutting-edge services to meet evolving client needs. In fact, responding to customer input is a cornerstone of our growth and how we continue to expand our catalog offerings. More details about Our Toolbox are below.
Aligned with our customer-focused approach, Terradex is continuously innovating and developing new data sources and cutting-edge services to meet evolving client needs. In fact, responding to customer input is a cornerstone of our growth and how we continue to expand our catalog offerings. More details about Our Toolbox are below.
Data Sources
Excavation Activity
Excavation Clearance
Continuous stream of planned excavation events via direct feed from state One Call centers.
- Relevance
Continuous stream of planned excavation events via direct feed from state One Call centers.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled twice per day.
Dredging
Public records of federal and/or state government permits for dredge or fill activities.
- Relevance
Identifies proposed dredging activities that could compromise or breach environmental remedies or ICs.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled monthly.
Street Opening Permits
Public records of local government permits issued for excavation, such as grading permits and street opening permits.
- Relevance
Identifies excavation, trenching, earth moving, and similar activities.
- Frequency
Real Estate Activity
For Sale Listings
Comprehensive real estate sales listing targeted to commercial and residential transactions.
- Relevance
Identifies potential land sales at identified environmental or IC sites.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled continuously (typically daily).
Property Transfer
Property records and tax assessor records from government and/or commercial sources.
- Relevance
Identifies the current owner and allows notice to new owners of institutional or engineering controls.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled monthly.
Foreclosure
Public pre-foreclosure and foreclosure notices from commercial and/or government sources.
- Relevance
Identifies potential or recent foreclosure sales (foreclosure sales can “wipe out” recorded deed restrictions).
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled weekly.
Occupancy
Public records of new utility (e.g., water, electricity) accounts and/or telephone listings, available from commercial and/or government sources for commercial and residential property.
- Relevance
Identifies new tenants and new occupants at identified environmental or IC sites.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled monthly.
Land Development
Building Permits
Public records of city or county building permit issuances, available from commercial and/or government sources.
- Relevance
Indicates new structure construction or existing structure modification.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled weekly.
Development Projects and Zoning
Public records from government and commercial sources as well as news sources related to development applications, construction bids, zoning variances, entitlements, and environmental reviews associated with land development projects.
- Relevance
Identifies excavation, trenching, earth moving, and similar activities.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled monthly.
Environmental Releases
Groundwater Plumes
Outer boundary line of area of impacted groundwater contamination. Attributes ordinarily include spill site name, link to spill site on agency websites, chemicals of concern, and NIOSH chemical hazard information.
- Relevance
Groundwater contamination can impact drinking water, and vapor intrusion from a plume can impact indoor air quality.
- Frequency
Quarterly.
Spill Sites
Spill sites are releases collected from government agency databases. Spill site locations are displayed as either a point or polygon. Attributes include spill site information on agency websites, chemicals of concern, and NIOSH chemical hazard
information.
- Relevance
Change Detection.
- Frequency
Quarterly.
Other Data Sources
Sensitive Land Use
Public records of new occupancy licenses or other types of government approvals, available from commercial and/or government sources, for new childcare centers and schools (as well as hospitals and senior care in some jurisdictions).
- Relevance
Identifies proposed sensitive uses at or near environmental or IC sites (sensitive uses may comply with zoning but nonetheless jeopardize an IC).
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled monthly.
Change Detection
Periodic targeted satellite imagery and then automatic change detection monitoring.
- Relevance
Identifies changes across land tracks including new structures, excavations and land disturbances. Provides record of site conditions.
- Frequency
Variable frequency as affected by weather.
Water Wells
Public records of water well permits and/or completion reports.
- Relevance
Indicates new groundwater use.
- Frequency
Ordinarily compiled monthly.
Remote Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of Vapor Extraction Systems (VES) performance using LandWatch remote monitors with status sent via cellular network. Adaptable to numerous use cases.
- Relevance
Maintains active remedy integrity by alerting to when distributed VES system fails.
- Frequency
Hourly updates to Terradex LandWatch.
Data Services
Affirmative Obligations
Keeps track of affirmative monitoring duties (e.g., inspections, certifications, notices, etc.) and sends reminders.
- Relevance
Institutional and engineering controls embed affirmative obligations for reporting, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Frequency
Obligations reviewed daily.
Custom Compliance Reporting
Summarizes and synthesizes LandWatch monitoring activity and results into tailored formats.
- Relevance
Regulatory compliance reporting requirements or similar purposes.
- Frequency
As needed.
Mobile Web
Terradex solutions can be viewed through a mobile device that directs the application to focus on the current location.
- Relevance
Provides clients with mobile access to their suite of Terradex web solutions from any location.
- Frequency
Continuous.
Advisories
E-mail, PDF, or mailed Advisories sent from LandWatch to stakeholders, notifying of land activity or an event that potentially conflicts with site restrictions or site risks.
- Relevance
Stakeholder notification.
- Frequency
Automatic upon detection of land activity or manually by client as determined by client.
Mobile App Inspection
Mobile web application allowing for the collecting of notes, photos, videos, and signatures for use in the field when inspecting institutional or engineering controls.
- Relevance
Streamlines inspection and syncs with LandWatch monitoring results.
- Frequency
As determined for compliance or risk management.
Web Services
Content layers of Terradex data including land activity alerts, land activity events, parcel boundaries, and environmental content like spills, plumes, and institutional controls can be transmitted as a web service using common protocols associated with GIS (via WFS or WMS protocols) or web services (via JSON or RESTful services).
- Relevance
Terradex web services integrate into enterprise GIS systems and enterprise data systems, such as Salesforce or SAP.
- Frequency
Continuous.
