About GISLens

Hi, I’m Mike Young. I help property buyers, owners and developers understand what public maps and records reveal about a property—and which questions deserve a closer look before committing more time and money.

GISLens is my independent GIS screening service. I bring relevant property information together in maps and plain-language findings to help you focus your next investigations.

A problem well-framed is a problem half-solved.

Bringing the Property Into Focus

Property information is scattered across planning documents, parcel records, environmental maps, soil surveys and other public sources. Seeing those records together can reveal relationships that are harder to recognize one source at a time.

GISLens organizes that information into a 14-exhibit Property Constraint Screening Report. You receive maps, key findings, information gaps and actions to guide discussions with agencies and qualified professionals.

My Analytical Background

My background includes many years in IT, business analysis, project management and requirements analysis. Much of that work involved turning complex information into something useful for people making decisions.

I spent two years with the North Carolina Department of Transportation as an analyst on a major Esri-based project, focused on requirements and business analysis. That experience reinforced the approach I bring to GISLens: define the question, examine the evidence, question assumptions and explain the results clearly.

AI-Assisted Research and GIS

I use AI and automated tools for substantial portions of research, document review, data processing, GIS analysis, mapping and report preparation. I direct the workflow, review the resulting reports and request corrections or further investigation as needed.

The aim is to make a broad range of public information easier to examine and explain. The report remains grounded in identified sources, with limitations and unresolved questions made visible.

Evidence You Can Follow

Reports identify the sources used, relevant dates, assumptions and limitations. Findings distinguish what the available information shows from what needs confirmation.

Missing information is treated as a question to investigate. When reviewed mapping shows no relevant feature, the report explains the result and its limits; it does not assume the condition is absent on the ground.

The purpose is to help you ask better questions earlier and focus the next stage of due diligence.

A Starting Point for Further Investigation

Desktop screening organizes published information. It does not replace surveying, engineering, environmental fieldwork, legal review, site testing or agency determinations.

Soil exhibits present published soil information for further investigation rather than site-specific soil or septic determinations.

Published Soil Data — Further Investigation Required By Licensed or Certified Professional.

See What a Screening Can Help You Investigate

Explore the sample reports to see the maps, findings and next steps—or order a screening for your property.

Have a question? Contact Us.

GISLens — Clarity Through Spatial Analysis