How long does it take to transition to Landscape?
When transitioning a land trust to Landscape, we usually recommend an approach that looks something like this:
- Import the basic structure of your properties (Name, dates, acres, location, boundaries from shapefiles)
- Import people/contacts associated with properties
- Setup stewardship-related forms and data so the software can be used immediately for current easement monitoring/land management.
- Train staff how to use the software for active and new acquisitions.
- Prioritize historical data to be imported/entered and identify resources to implement that work. It's rare that organizations import every single document and piece of data for each one of their historic records. More commonly, organizations use Landscape to house the most useful and often-needed documents, including the recorded easement or deed, baseline reports, surveys, and past monitoring visits.
If you wait to start using the software until all the historical information is "complete" you will be missing out on the immediate value of using it for current projects and stewardship.
Landscape support has migrated over a hundred organizations, and can import a lot of your existing data for you. This service is available on a sliding scale starting at $700 based on the number and complexity of the records you'd like brought over. Get in touch with support for more information.
Set-up includes:
- Help with Data Import (Access, spreadsheets, shape files)
- Consulting on Report Templates
- 3 Webinar Trainings - your choice of topic