What is the Site Planner?

Discover how landscape pros use the Site Planner for aerial-view measurements, material calculations, and accurate estimates, all from a satellite or uploaded image.

Beta Feature Notice

The Site Planner is currently in early Beta. Features will be added, changed, or removed without notice as we continue to develop and refine this tool based on your feedback. Some of the things described in this guide are not yet available.

The Site Planner is available on Professional workspaces only. If you're on a Free or Plus plan, you'll need to upgrade to Professional to use it. See How do I access the Site Planner from the dashboard?.

The Site Planner is an aerial view-based measurement and project planning tool designed for landscape professionals. It helps you accurately measure a property, calculate areas, and build measurement-based estimates. What you create in it is called a site plan.

What site plans are used for

Accurate measurements - Measure lawns, planter beds, hardscape areas, driveways, and other landscape features
Material calculations - Calculate square footage for sod, mulch, pavers, and other materials
Project scoping - Quantify work areas for accurate labor estimates
Professional proposals - Build detailed, measurement-based proposals for clients
Installation planning - Plan material orders and crew assignments with precise dimensions

How the Site Planner works

A site plan uses aerial imagery from satellite views or your own uploaded image. You draw and measure different areas, choose the material or type of work for each space, and the tool calculates totals for you.

Who should use the Site Planner

Landscape contractors preparing project bids
Maintenance companies calculating service areas
Installation crews planning material orders
Project managers scoping labor requirements
Anyone who needs accurate property measurements for professional estimates

Where to find it: Professional workspaces have a Site Plans item in the left navigation of the dashboard.

Current capabilities

Draw and measure areas with precise square footage
Choose the material or type for each area (turf, mulch, hardscape, planter beds, and more)
Multiple measurement units (imperial and metric)
Automatic calculation of totals
An irrigation water budget that checks a design against local water allowances (see The irrigation water budget)
Save and organize multiple site plans
Export a site plan to save or share (see How do I export a site plan?)

Coming in future releases

Custom pricing and rate cards for instant estimates
Material quantity calculators with waste factors
AI-assisted automatic measurements

A note on the name

You may see this tool referred to as Takeoffs in older articles, release notes, or screenshots. It's the same tool — we renamed it to the Site Planner to better describe what it does. The term "takeoff" still describes the measurements themselves, which is what the tool produces.