User Guide
What LandIQ CR does
LandIQ CR pulls together 59 live Costa Rican government and satellite data sources — the SIRI cadastral registry, terrain, climate, seismic risk, soil, land cover, protected areas, and infrastructure — into one place, then distills it into a score for any parcel in the country.
Three ways to find a parcel
1. Click the map
Open the map and click anywhere in Costa Rica. If the point falls inside a registered SIRI parcel, you'll land on that parcel's page with a pin, basic info, and a score. If it doesn't, you still get a pin and whatever general terrain/climate data is available for that location.
2. Search a plano or finca number
Type a plano catastrado number (e.g. SJ-1234567-2024) or a finca number into the search bar on the home page or the map, and it goes straight to that parcel.
3. Upload an old plano document
The Plano Tool reads a photo, scan, or PDF of an existing plano catastrado with AI, confirms it against the real SIRI registry, and takes you to the same parcel page. See the Plano Tool section below.
What's free vs. what needs an account
Anyone can search and see a parcel's pin, basic stats (area, elevation, slope), and general land score with no account. You get 3 free parcel look-ups; after that, viewing a new parcel asks you to register (free — just an email, no card).
Once you have a free account, you additionally unlock:
- The full climate, terrain, seismic, land cover, and infrastructure data for a parcel
- The per-sector score breakdown (Solar, Agricultural, Development, Conservation — not just General)
- Saving parcels to your Workspace
- The AI Checklist and Ask AI tabs (see below — these also need account approval)
- The Plano tool (free)
Understanding your score
Every parcel gets an overall General score (0-100, graded Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor), built from six weighted signals: terrain, climate, soil, risk (seismic/hazards), infrastructure access, and land cover. Registered accounts also see four sector-specific scores — Solar, Agricultural, Development, and Conservation — each weighting those same signals differently for that use case.
AI Checklist & Ask AI
Two tabs on the parcel page use AI: the Checklist generates a due-diligence list from the parcel's real data, and Ask AI lets you ask free-form questions about it. Both require a signed-in, approved account — new accounts start pending until LandIQ CR approves them (see the Admin Guide), and both are rate-limited per account to keep AI costs sane.
The Plano Tool
The Plano Tool does two things, both free with a signed-in account:
- Upload Existing Plano — AI reads a photo/scan/PDF of an old plano, confirms it against the SIRI registry, and (if found) automatically saves it to your Workspace.
- Generate New Plano — search any registered parcel and produce a clean new reference document from live registry data, no old document required.
Properties are paid for with points — one balance, 1 point = $1:
- A property costs 199 (Check), 299 (Field pack) or 399 (Everything) points; your first property is free
- We're in test beta, so nothing is charged yet. To try a paid plan, request access and we'll set you up
Exporting parcel data
KML (Google Earth), CRTM05 GPS points (CSV, DXF, GPX) and GeoJSON/CSV boundary files are part of the Everything plan, on the property's report. They are the files your surveyor or LiDAR scan needs. A print-ready PDF comes with every paid plan.
Getting a full report
Plans are per property and paid in points (1 point ≈ $1): Check (199) is the score, all the property info, the toggleable map layers and a PDF; Field pack (299) adds the Buyer's Guide and the AI due-diligence report; Everything (399) adds Ask AI, KML for Google Earth, CRTM05 GPS points and GeoJSON/CSV boundary files. New accounts get one free Check-level property (online report; the PDF is not included). Upgrading a property costs only the difference. Check the sample report to see exactly what each plan includes.
Workspace
Workspace lists parcels you've saved and reports you've purchased, tied to your account so they follow you across devices.
FAQ
Do I need to pay to just look around? No — searching, clicking the map, and seeing a parcel's basic info and general score are free, no account, for your first 3 parcels.
What are points? Points pay for properties and upgrades (1 point = $1). Registering is free and includes your first property; the Plano tool is free. You only need points for more properties.
Why does my account say "pending approval"? New accounts are approved individually before AI features (Checklist, Ask AI) unlock — this is a manual step on LandIQ CR's side. Search, scores, Workspace, and the Plano Tool don't need approval, only the AI tabs do.