Satellite view of your property

How to find your property on a satellite map by address

In the gardmi planner you can turn on a live map under the drawing — satellite, hybrid (imagery with street labels) or scheme. These are Yandex and Google maps, so the imagery is fresh and detailed: you can make out individual trees, paths and structures.

1. Open the editor and click the “Map” button at the bottom left.
2. Pick the place. Type the address in the search — the map flies to the right spot. The scale is set automatically so you can start drawing at once.
3. Verify the lot line. Use the county or state GIS parcel map as an approximate record, or a current survey when the legal boundary matters. Gardmi does not import US parcel lines automatically.

After that the satellite image stays as a background underlay: you draw the plan over the real terrain, and only the coordinate anchoring is saved in the project — the map tiles themselves are not stored.

Property lines and satellite imagery are different sources

So the plan does not drift, it is important to rely on the real boundaries. gardmi has two ways to anchor the plot to its real location:

• Recorded parcel reference. Check the assessor or GIS portal for the county or state. Online parcel overlays are planning references and can be offset; use a licensed survey to establish a legal boundary.
• Planning outline. Find the property by address, then draw or trace the verified dimensions over the imagery. Fences, driveways and hedges are visual clues, not proof of a property line.

Satellite imagery shows visible site features; a GIS parcel layer shows an approximate recorded line; a survey establishes the legal boundary. Compare these sources before planning, and do not build from the imagery alone.

What you see around the plot: forest, water, neighbours and the road

The main benefit of satellite for planning is seeing not only your own plot but everything around it. That changes decisions about where to put the house, the leisure zones and the utilities.

Plan the plot right on the satellite map

Satellite in gardmi is not just “look” — it is the basis for the project. Over the real image you draw a plan at true scale: metres on the map equal metres on the ground.

1. Draw the planning outline from verified dimensions or a reference file; use the satellite image only to compare visible site features.
2. Place the house and buildings with the cardinal directions, the views and the setbacks from neighbours in mind.
3. Add the well, septic and utilities — sanitary zones are drawn automatically, violations are highlighted in red.
4. Check it in 3D and save the project online or share a link.

A plot scheme for a sale: a satellite photo for the listing

Before a sale, a plot is almost always photographed from satellite — it is the key image in the listing: the buyer wants to see at once where the plot is, what its boundaries are and what is around it. But a plain map screenshot doesn't answer every question.

In gardmi you can make not just an outline by cadastre number, but a clear plot scheme for the listing over the satellite image, and mark on it everything that matters to the buyer:

• Entrance and access — where the gate is and how to drive in from the road.
• Cardinal directions — where the sunny side is and where the house windows will face.
• Utilities — gas, electricity and water at the boundary, the spot for a well and septic.
• What is nearby — lake, river, forest, bus stop, shop, school — with distances in metres.
• Landmarks and points of interest — notable places nearby that make the plot easy to find.

Such a scheme makes the listing stand out among a dozen identical ones: it answers the buyer's questions in advance, shows the plot's potential and looks professional. The finished plan can be exported to PNG or PDF and attached to the listing or sent to the buyer in a messenger.