Latapult Wrapped 2025: A Year of Land Intelligence Told Through Data

114 New Data Layers Added — Because Fresh GIS Data Matters More Than Ever

The 140,072 Hours Spent in Latapult Emphasize that GIS is a Daily Decision Engine

226,063 Land Searches Demonstrate a Demand for Faster Site Intelligence

Most-Used Data Layers Provide What Users Need First When Evaluating Land

1. Parcels: The foundational layer for ownership and boundary intelligence
2. Wetlands: Crucial for early environmental constraint identification and mitigation planning
3. Large Parcels: Essential for identifying enough land for energy, industrial, and master-planned developments
4. Flood Hazard Zones: Used for immediate risk assessment and understanding insurance implications
5. Electric Lines and Substations: Vital for determining infrastructure feasibility and power access, particularly for renewable energy and data center developers

Top Tools Customers Relied On

• Search: Fast filtering to narrow options early in the process
• Graphics: Visualizing constraints, opportunities, and concepts directly on maps
• Bookmarks: Organizing and revisiting critical sites without losing context
• Street View: Grounding data in a real-world context for remote verification
• Pins: Collaborative mapping and shared insights across teams

Features Launched in 2025 That Changed How Teams Work

• Shared Bookmarks upgrade: Collaboration should not have boundaries. This year, we introduced upgrades to Shared Bookmarks, enabling real-time collaboration without version control issues. Now, users can share live, interactive maps with anyone — even those without a Latapult account. This allows stakeholders to go beyond static PDFs and explore boundaries, buildable areas, and imported CAD site plans alongside view-only datasets.
• Rubber Sheet Tool: Every project involves file types that aren’t always GIS-ready. The new Rubber Sheet Tool allows users to bring external plats, PDFs, and drawings directly into the GIS environment. By overlaying and aligning these files with GIS layers, teams can sync all stakeholders on the same geospatial view, skipping tedious reformatting and CAD workarounds.
• KML Export: To support interoperability, the new KML Export feature makes it easier to share work across platforms. Users can now download an entire folder of bookmarks into a single KML file, allowing outside team members to view and utilize overlay mapping data on most other GIS platforms.
• External Bookmarks: Users can save specific views with graphics and data layers on an interactive map and share them as a simple link. Collaborating and sharing location data is a breeze, especially for tasks like site selection and project planning.
• Enhanced Pins: Keeping track of site-specific details is simpler with improved Pins functionality. Users can attach information to a location—whether it be comments, photos, or files—and create Shared Pin Groups to keep details organized by project. Organization-Level Pins allow larger entities to manage data across the company, ensuring everyone has access to updated information.

Latapult Wrapped Offers Insights into the Direction Data is Headed in 2026