Introducing Layout Generator: Smart Lot Yield Estimates at Your Fingertips

When land acquisition moves fast, the ability to price a parcel accurately—before anyone else—is everything.

We’re excited to introduce Layout Generator, TraceAir’s new conceptual layout tool designed specifically to simplify land acquisition decisions before due diligence. It’s built for clarity, speed, and confidence enabling you to sketch out site layouts, generate lot yield estimates, and explore multiple scenarios in just minutes.

Layout Generator helps land teams cut days from early parcel evaluation, replacing guesswork with data-backed layouts and yield estimates in minutes. Evaluate more sites, back up your LOIs, and protect your margins from the very start.

Go From Parcel to Conceptual Layout in Minutes

Traditionally, early feasibility studies mean pulling favors from consultants or attempting to build sketches with whatever resources are available. In our conversations with land acquisition professionals, we heard the same story repeatedly: screenshots from Google Maps, rough sketches in Photoshop, even hand-drawn layouts on printed satellite images—makeshift approaches that consume time while delivering crude approximations. Layout Generator changes this entirely. You can now draw roads, define lot parameters, and sketch out a conceptual layout directly on your screen—all in less than 10 minutes.

Why it matters: What once took days (and several rounds of revisions) now takes minutes—helping you act on new opportunities before someone else does!

Confident Lot Yield Estimates, Backed by Actual Buildable Areas

Forget rule-of-thumb percentages and back-of-napkin math. Layout Generator delivers realistic lot yield estimates based on real-world conditions like road layouts, open space requirements, and common site constraints.

Why it matters: More accurate yield estimates mean more confident development cost estimates and better-informed land negotiations—before due diligence even begins.

Test “What-If” Scenarios to Strengthen Your Land Assumptions

Need to adjust lot widths? Add cul-de-sacs? Move a restricted area? No problem. With Layout Generator, you can test multiple layout versions in one sitting and update existing layouts as more information becomes available. All without waiting on consultants or redlining old plans.

Why it matters: Rapid iteration helps teams compare sites, adapt quickly, and align internally without delay.

What’s Included with Layout Generator

Layout Generator is built for speed and simplicity—no GIS, CAD, or engineering expertise needed! 

• Select Your Site: Browse parcel maps, join parcels, and overlay elevation, slope, floodplain, and wetlands data.
• Set Development Rules: Customize settings for multifamily projects, multiple lot sizes, road widths, cul-de-sac sizes, and more.
• Sketch & Adjust: Draw roads and restricted areas with intuitive tools; adjust layouts as needed‍
• Generate Layouts Instantly: Click to produce a conceptual layout and realistic lot count based on your inputs.‍
• Export & Share: Save layouts, export polished PDFs, and toggle layers for clarity.

Move Forward With Ease: Request add-on services like LiDAR, certified topos, or grading plans and connect with an in-app expert.

Start Using Layout Generator Today

Layout Generator is now available, and it’s already changing how land acquisition teams evaluate potential sites. Whether you’re screening parcels, backing up an LOI, or refining land assumptions, this tool gives you the power to generate conceptual layouts and accurate lot estimates in minutes—putting critical layout insights at your fingertips from day one.

And this is just the start! TraceAir is committed to building a full suite of solutions tailored to the unique needs of land acquisition teams. By getting started now, you’ll not only move faster on your current deals, you’ll help shape the tools that support your next ones.

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Request access to Layout Generator today!