/diy/ - Do It Yourself

In order to find land, you must ensure above all that it is close enough for you to drive to if it turns out to be good, and also has an aerial photo marking the property lines so that you can find it on a topographical map and post it here (opening pic related). Which in itself can be a challenge.

For a topographical mapper go to ( http://mapper.acme.com/ ). Look at the city and county where the property is, study the roads and rivers and things around it (names of roads and addresses are best) then compare the picture to the hybrid mapper, mark the boundaries, and look at it in topographical mode.

What you're looking for is high ground, that's not marshy and is well above the water table. South slope is a huge bonus (extra insolation).

Insolation is the amount of sunlight a site receives, and is important for solar energy applications (pic related). It's not as important, but it's still very nice as it determines what we can do on our land.

Insolation map.

>>150957

Forgot mah pic.