LightBox LandVision

subscription; starting ~$8,400/year per Capterra; enterprise quote-based Win & Set Up the Work

Cloud-based commercial real estate GIS mapping platform providing parcel data, ownership portfolios, a national zoning layer (223,000+ digitized zoning reports added via LightBox's acquisition of PZR -- The Planning & Zoning Resource Company -- in June 2022), natural hazards, school zones, demographics, aerial imagery, and GIS overlays. Used by appraisal firms, brokers, lenders, and CRE developers for site selection, property research, and zoning due diligence. Self-service web GIS; no public developer API. Starting at $8,400/year per Capterra; enterprise configurations are quote-based.

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2.2 /5 composite score
Situational for CRE zoning due diligence -- the PZR acquisition (June 2022) added 223K+ digitized zoning reports and a national zoning layer, making LandVision a credible source for zoning research in a CRE context; but no public API (RF2), $8,400/yr+ pricing (RF1), and a GIS-platform UX position it as a CRE analyst tool rather than a design-workflow or agent-accessible resource.
Situational

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Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 3/5 subscription; starting ~$8,400/year per Capterra; enterprise quote-based
Agent Friendliness 1/5 API: none confirmed; LandVision is positioned as a self-service web GIS platform, not a data API product
Ease of adoption 2/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 --
Interoperability 2/5 --
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