# Methodology

## Site Selection

Site selection for large-scale development is 80% elimination. Learn how PermitPortal's AI agents use county assessor maps, parcel databases, utility access layers, and jurisdiction risk scores to find the right site in the right jurisdiction.

[**How It Works**](/content/site-selection/how-it-works/index.html) - The full PermitPortal methodology: from jurisdiction risk scoring to parcel screening to entitlement analysis.

[**County Assessor Maps**](/content/site-selection/county-assessor-maps/index.html) - How to navigate county assessor portals to verify ownership, tax status, legal description, and recent transfers.

[**Parcel Screening**](/content/site-selection/parcel-screening/index.html) - Filtering millions of parcels to a candidate shortlist using size, zoning, ownership type, and development history.

[**GIS Data Sources**](/content/site-selection/gis-data-sources/index.html) - The public and partner GIS datasets behind every site evaluation — from TIGER boundaries to state parcel layers.

[**Utility Access Mapping**](/content/site-selection/utility-access/index.html) - Finding sites with adequate power: transmission lines, substations, interconnection queues, and utility service territories.

[**Environmental Screening**](/content/site-selection/environmental-screening/index.html) - Using NWI, EPA ECHO, USFWS IPaC, and FEMA flood maps to eliminate environmentally constrained sites early.

[**Site Criteria by Asset Class**](/content/site-selection/site-criteria/index.html) - Minimum site criteria for data centers, solar farms, industrial, warehousing, and mixed-use development.

## Let PermitPortal run your site search

From market selection to parcel shortlist to entitlement analysis — PermitPortal handles the full site selection workflow for large-scale development teams.