Get Property Intelligence with Go iLawn InstantEstimator
Go iLawn InstantEstimator is the industry’s only automated estimating software for commercial landscape companies.
Measuring and estimating are joined at the hip. With automated estimating, you’ll see time and material estimates update as you measure with Go iLawn. InstantEstimator applies industry-standard production rates to your measurements to create automated estimates while giving context to your measuring and estimating efforts – we call this data Property Intelligence.
Property Intelligence is your proprietary company data which needs to be analyzed, protected, and controlled in order for your profits and company to grow. With the entire project in context of the services to be performed, equipment needed, and more, you will be able to compare your estimates against actual crew times to find room for improvement, and ultimately, grow your company.
Keep reading to learn more about how InstantEstimator provides the essential data and automated estimating for your commercial landscape company!
Automated Time and Material Estimates as you Measure
Your property estimates need context. With Go iLawn InstantEstimator, you can assign services, equipment, and materials to your measurements.
Not only does this provide a granular overview for your sales team to place the bid, but automated time and material estimates allow for proper staffing, material purchasing, and more accurate scheduling.
Hover on the hotspots below to see how Property Intelligence data comes together in one view!
Total Time Estimate
Descriptive Project Title
Pre-designed Group and Service Template
Descriptive measuring group name
Customizable measuring group colors
Customizable measuring units
Square foot measurement
Linear perimeter measurement
Service Time Estimate
Assigned equipment type with industry-standard production factors to produce your automated estimate
Aerial imagery with up to 11 different overhead and angle views
Measuring tools designed specifically for contractors
Access to your Project Dashboard, which includes all measured properties. You can edit, modify, and view old projects any time for free, and maintain all control of all projects in your account.
Updated aerial imagery, with the ability to switch between image years to see how the property has changed over time.
Switch between 11 views to ensure an accurate, automated estimate for your commercial landscaping job
Zoom in or out on the image to see all the details.
Superior Support, with over a decade of combined industry experience, to answer your questions, help you learn to measure, set up Instant Estimator for your commercial landscape company, and anything else you need! We typically answer within minutes.
Assigned service with industry-standard production factors to create your automated estimate for commercial landscape jobs.
Adjust the Automated Estimate for Complexity and Occurrences
InstantEstimator gives you control over automated estimating. After completing your measurements, and seeing your automated time and material estimates update as you measure, head to the Estimate page to adjust the details.
On the Estimate page, you can adjust for a property’s complexity or number of occurrences, and watch the automated time and material estimates update as you modify the details.
Hover on the hotspots below to see how commercial landscape companies can fine-tune their automated estimates.
Complexity Slider: Adjust for a property’s complexity to fine-tune your automated estimate and watch your time and material estimates update in real time.
Services assigned to the measuring group: each service has an associated, industry-standard production factor to create the automated estimate for commercial landscapers.
Measurements for each service. Calculated as you measure within one group. This means just one measurement gives you data for area, perimeter, and volume.
Automated time estimate for each service within your measuring group. Calculated by combining industry-standard production factors with the measurement you created on your map. Watch as each time estimate automatically updates as the Complexity Slider adjusts for a harder or easier property.
Adjust for occurrences to get an automated time and material estimate across the entire service contract.
Total Time per Service estimate to show total time for this service across the entire contract. Updates automatically as you adjust for occurrences.
Automated material estimates produced by combining the area measurement with the production factors. Just set your mulch depth in your account or on a per-project basis to receive automated material estimates.
Total Materials for the entire service contract. Updates automatically as you adjust for service occurrences.
Adjust Production Factors to Optimize Automated Estimating for your Commercial Landscape Company
Want even more control?
Account administrators can adjust production factors for all services on the account. We provide you with a set of standard services with time and material estimates, but you can also create your own groups and services if needed.
Just move the Crew Performance Slider to adjust for your crew speed. Watch as the production factor updates automatically and applies to your new projects. It’s your team doing the work – so customize the app for your team!
Hover on the hotspots below to see the ways you can customize the production factors for automated estimating for your commercial landscape company.
Service name which can be customized to your company lingo.
Default service name associated with our pre-defined production factors.
Service description.
Service categorization for easy exporting and automatic grouping of services on your Excel export.
Measurement units.
Industry-standard production factor based on years of actual vs performed service times. Can be adjusted using the Crew Performance Adjuster below if your team is faster or slower than the industry standard.
Crew Performance Adjuster: adjust the service’s production factor if your team is faster or slower than the industry standard.