Does this replace an appraisal or Phase I ESA?

No. It assembles location and environmental evidence for professional review. It does not determine value, title, engineering fitness, insurance eligibility, or ASTM environmental compliance.

Where do the rural land records come from?

The Federal Land pack combines public datasets such as NRCS soils, USDA crop history, flood, wetlands, wildfire, habitat, public-land, and terrain sources. Coverage and refresh timing are shown in the report details.

P0 · Rural land evidence

Assemble rural property evidence before the appraisal review.

Rural appraisers and agricultural lenders often start with a legal description and a short list of questions about soils, crops, flood, wetlands, wildfire, terrain, and public-land context. Township America puts those source records next to the tract instead of making the reviewer search each portal separately.

Built for rural appraisers, agricultural lenders, farmland investors, brokers, and crop insurance teams.

See the land report Review the agriculture workflow

Workflow

Start with the location. End with evidence your team can use.

1Enter the subject legal description and, when needed, comparable locations.
2Confirm the section or Texas tract on the map.
3Review soils, crop history, terrain, water, wetlands, flood, wildfire, and public-land context.
4Add nearby energy infrastructure when it matters to the assignment.
5Export the evidence pack and retain the source details with the appraisal file.

Output

The useful unit is the completed research job.

Each result keeps the land identity and the source context together, so a reviewer can see what was found, where it came from, and what still needs professional judgment.

Agricultural evidence

Soil survey, crop history, acreage context, and terrain for the subject tract.

Water and hazards

Flood, wetlands, wildfire, habitat, and related environmental context where covered.

Traceable sources

Keep the source, retrieval date, coverage, and method beside each evidence result.

Sample response

A concrete artifact beats a layer list.

This example shows the shape of the work. Values are illustrative and should not be treated as a live result until the source records are retrieved for the requested location.

{
  "system": "PLSS",
  "legal_location": "T12N R4W Sec 22",
  "state": "Iowa",
  "land_evidence": {
    "soil_map_units": 6,
    "crop_history_years": 5,
    "wetlands_intersection": true,
    "flood_hazard_intersection": false,
    "wildfire_context": "low"
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Evidence pre-screen only",
    "Not an appraisal or environmental assessment"
  ]
}

Questions this workflow should answer

Put one real workflow in front of the team.

Start with one tract, corridor, or assignment. Then decide which repeatable work deserves a deeper integration.

See the land report