Go beyond
the public map.

Give your next decision a stronger foundation.

The free Atlas screen organises public data. This separate paid engagement brings a person into the work: examining public evidence and authorized private and paid data sources, where available, challenging assumptions and turning the findings into a useful project brief.

We propose a baseline of one agreed site footprint, one project profile and one consolidated report revision. Adjacent parcels can form that footprint when explicitly included in the written scope. Additional sites, scenarios or specialist studies are agreed separately.

Private and licensed sources, scoped to your site.

A public map can show a line near the site. A utility letter may address a specific load, route or stage of an application. A carrier response may describe a proposed service. Licensed property or utility data may add detail that is absent from the public map. Those records become more useful when someone checks what they actually cover.

For the agreed review, Driftwood checks each available record’s source and date, the site or boundary it concerns, and the project assumptions it relies on. We compare it with the public screen, document conflicts and state which questions the evidence answers, which answers are conditional and which questions remain open.

The result feeds into your human-reviewed report, concept options and next-step plan. You can see where a project-specific response improves the picture and where another enquiry is needed.

Before work begins, we agree record availability, permissions, permitted sharing and any third-party fees. Particular records, operator responses and licensed data access are not guaranteed. Client-confidential material is never shared between engagements.

25 hours with a purpose.

The allocation below is a proposed working plan, not a fixed promise of deliverables or meeting time. We agree the balance of consultation and design production with you. It does not consume the time budget for preparing the source-reviewed report.

1. 3 hours · project brief

   Confirm the intended site, load, delivery ambitions, decision to be made and information available.

2. 6 hours · constraints workshop and service brief

   Work through material findings and define the questions for the utility, carriers, municipality and specialists.

3. 10 hours · early concept options

   Explore a proportionate layout or infrastructure approach at the agreed level of detail. Concepts remain preliminary and conditional.

4. 4 hours · design brief and next-stage scope

   Document assumptions, dependencies, design inputs and a practical scope for subsequent work.

5. 2 hours · review and handoff

   Discuss options and record the next decisions. Any concept revisions draw on the agreed 25-hour allowance.

A clear sequence. An agreed timetable.

1. Agree the assignment

   Confirm footprint, profile, inputs, scope, deliverables, record availability, permissions, any third-party fees, responsibilities and commercial terms in writing.

2. Review the evidence

   Check each relevant record’s source, date, site and project scope. Reconcile it with the public screen, document contradictions and identify what is confirmed, conditional or unresolved.

3. Develop the brief and concepts

   Use the consultation allowance for the agreed options and next-stage design inputs.

4. Review, revise and hand over

   Receive the agreed report and concept outputs, consolidate feedback and document outstanding actions.

Milestone dates are set in the written engagement after checking team availability and your inputs. Utility, carrier, municipal and other third-party response times are outside Driftwood’s control. No external response or approval is promised.

What the engagement does not establish.

Human review checks the available evidence and its limitations. It does not reserve electricity, establish a connection date, guarantee development permission or replace the relevant engineering and authority processes.

• Utility studies, carrier quotations, permit applications, surveys, title opinions, geotechnical investigations and construction-ready or sealed designs require separate scopes.
• Third-party data licences, specialist fees, travel and applicable taxes are not assumed to be included; treatment is confirmed before purchase.
• Any authority or carrier outreach is agreed in advance. A request is not a commitment from that organisation.
• ICI Society, province-wide BC Assessment and Spacelist feeds are not currently connected to the automated workspace. Private records can only be used with appropriate permission and rights.

Before you commission a review.

See the difference before you enquire.