Planning · adaptation · territory
Territorial evidence that takes you from problem to plan.
Build a robust evidence base, compare change and communicate priorities through maps and reports that make sense beyond the GIS team.
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Today the work starts here
- Data scattered across portals, formats and different years
- Technical maps that are difficult to bring to decision-makers and communities
- Too little time to update baselines and territorial comparisons
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.
Land take and urban change
The job question
Understand where land cover, impervious surfaces and the urban fabric have changed without rebuilding the data foundation every time.
How you address it
Generate territorial layers for the municipal boundary and compare different years to make expansion and transformation visible.
What you deliver
- Thematic maps
- Before-and-after comparison
- KPIs and technical report
Climate adaptation and urban heat islands
The job question
Bring the climate signal into local priorities, green-space plans and adaptation strategies at a scale people can understand.
How you address it
Frame territorial temperature change, then examine LST, UTFVI, vegetation, water and imperviousness across urban areas.
What you deliver
- Climate context
- Critical-areas map
- Evidence for the action plan
Urban green space, water and ecological connectivity
The job question
Identify gaps, fragmentation and areas for further investigation before defining interventions or applying for funding.
How you address it
Combine vegetation vigour, water presence, land use, protected areas and ecological corridors in the same evidence base.
What you deliver
- Environmental baseline
- Priority-area boards
- Report with sources and legends
Preliminary screening of risks and constraints
The job question
Quickly assess which issues require specialist investigation before siting an intervention or updating a plan.
How you address it
Review available layers on floods, landslides, fires, protected areas and environmental pressures; use the result for pre-screening, not certification.
What you deliver
- Pre-screening map
- List of critical issues
- Appendix for technical discussion
Intervention monitoring and communication
The job question
Show with visual evidence how an area has changed and share the result with elected officials, technical teams and stakeholders.
How you address it
Compare the same area over time, choose the clearest view and turn maps and indicators into a shareable link or report.
What you deliver
- Before/after
- Visual timeline
- Stakeholder report
From brief to deliverable
A workflow that fits your work.
- 01
Upload the boundary
Use the authority boundary, a neighbourhood or the intervention area.
- 02
Build the evidence
Select indicators and periods that match the planning question.
- 03
Share the picture
Export boards and reports for technical and decision-making discussions.
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
Why this matters in public planning
Copernicus identifies land use and land cover, urban growth, green space, heat islands and imperviousness among the information useful to local authorities. ISPRA publishes land-take indicators down to municipal level, while Italy's National Climate Change Adaptation Plan brings adaptation into national and local planning.
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 maps replace official data or statutory documents?
No. The maps do not replace official data or statutory documents: they support analysis, pre-screening and communication. Formal procedures, constraints and decisions must always be checked against official datasets and involve the responsible professionals.
02Do we need an in-house GIS team?
Not to create and explore the initial analyses. A GIS professional remains valuable for validation, integration with authority data and advanced investigation.
03Can we only analyse the entire municipality?
No. You can work with a municipal boundary, neighbourhood, corridor, project area or multiple administrative areas in the Macro tool.
04How can we share the results?
Depending on the tool, you can create editable reports, download maps or the Macro tool's GeoTIFF, and send stakeholders a public link.
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.