Pre-assessment · site context · evidence handoff
Bring territorial context into pre-assessment before delays become expensive.
Gather preliminary evidence on land use, ecology, water, heat and climate to coordinate designers, ecologists, specialists and assessors.
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Today the work starts here
- Site information requested after the concept is already advanced
- Environmental evidence scattered across the design team, ecologist and technical consultants
- Confusion between useful screening and evidence acceptable under the applicable scheme
Practical use cases
Not “make a map”. Complete a job.
Each case starts with a professional question, shows how XN Maps supports the workflow and states what you can deliver.
Pre-assessment and site context
The job question
Surface territorial issues early enough to identify where specialists, verification or different design choices may be required.
How you address it
Draw the project boundary and generate an initial picture of land use, land cover, water, vegetation, risks and climate context.
What you deliver
- Site context pack
- Attention map
- Pre-assessment brief
Land use and ecology desk study
The job question
Prepare discussions with the ecologist and project team without treating remote analysis as a complete ecological assessment.
How you address it
Explore land cover, land use, vegetation, water, protected areas and ecological connections as preliminary input to verify in the field.
What you deliver
- Ecological context map
- Areas to verify
- Preliminary evidence index
Flood and surface-water pre-screening
The job question
Identify early whether the site requires more detailed official data or a specialist flood risk assessment.
How you address it
Use available water, imperviousness and risk layers as an initial filter, then move to current government maps and a competent professional.
What you deliver
- Water pre-screening
- Missing-data checklist
- FRA specialist brief
Climate resilience context
The job question
Give the team a spatial view of historical climate and surface heat without presenting it as a complete climate risk assessment.
How you address it
Combine regional temperature delta, LST, UTFVI, vegetation, water and imperviousness to inform resilience questions.
What you deliver
- Climate context
- Heat-water-green maps
- Input to the risk workshop
Evidence handoff to the BREEAM team
The job question
Keep boundaries, periods, legends and sources traceable as the same evidence moves between designers, consultants and assessors.
How you address it
Collect relevant maps in an editable report and accompany every output with metadata and limitations to check against the applicable manual.
What you deliver
- Preliminary evidence pack
- Shareable report
- Source and limitations register
From brief to deliverable
A workflow that fits your work.
- 01
Surface the risks
Analyse the territorial context while design choices are still open.
- 02
Bring in specialists
Share maps and questions with the ecologist, flood consultant, designers and assessor.
- 03
Verify the evidence
Check every output against the applicable BREEAM scheme, version, country and manual.
XN Maps in your process
Three modules. Distinct roles.
Use them separately or as one path: climate context, local analysis and change over time.
Local analysis · multi-layer
Map Generator
From project boundary to maps, KPIs and an environmental dossier in one workflow.
- 130+available analyses
- 11active categories
- 2017–presenttime series
Change · time and indicators
Satellite Comparison
Turn the before, the after and the delta into a story people can understand.
- 8base indicators
- 4coordinated views
- 2–6comparison items
Climate · administrative scale
Macro Map Generator
From climate baseline to an operational map for large territories.
- 1961–90climate baseline
- 2023–25recent period
- 100 mdefault resolution
Verifiable context
Support the process. Never promise the credit.
BREEAM assesses categories including resilience, land use and ecology, and pollution. Certification requires a licensed assessor, the criteria of the applicable standard and quality assurance. The suite's maps can prepare the work; they do not determine ratings or compliance.
Clear responsibilities
XN Maps accelerates the analysis. Your expertise remains essential.
XN Maps supports screening, knowledge-building and communication. It does not replace official sources, surveys, specialist checks or professional responsibility.
FAQ
Before bringing it into your process.
What you need to know before starting the analysis.
01Do the analyses guarantee BREEAM credits or a rating?
No. Credits and ratings depend on the scheme, version, criteria, accepted evidence, assessor and quality assurance. The suite provides context and preliminary evidence to verify.
02Does it replace the ecologist or flood risk specialist?
No. It can guide the desk study and make areas for further investigation visible. Surveys, assessments and sign-off must be completed by the professionals required under the applicable manual.
03Are the risk maps sufficient for an FRA?
Not in general. BREEAM's own Knowledge Base explains that many flood risks are site-specific and require current data and specialist input.
04Which BREEAM version does it support?
The suite does not implement a calculator for a specific version. It provides geospatial evidence that the consultant must map to the scheme, country and manual registered for the project.
05Is iLoveNatura a BREEAM certification body?
No. XN Maps is an independent territorial-analysis product and does not issue BREEAM certifications.
Start with a real case
Put XN Maps to work on your territory.
Start independently on iLoveNatura or talk to the team about the most suitable workflow.