Inventor's Corner / Catalog of ideas
Field Method’s product ideas, from first sketch to live tool. Each is researched, tested for feasibility and archived here by year.
Year
5 ideas
A digital biography of a point on Earth.
Click a point on a map and receive a numbered, source-linked site record: terrain, soils, water, climate, fire risk and a native plant palette by microclimate, laid out on 24×36 sheets for the surveyor and designer who take the project forward.
Open the toolDrive the design before it is built.
A browser tool to drive a proposed alignment, swipe between existing and proposed grades, and draft a visual impact assessment unit by unit along the route.
Open the toolMaterials with a traceable estimate.
Apply materials to a 3D model or rendering and get a design-stage estimate in which every quantity traces back to the geometry or the person who entered it.
Open the toolA traceable site review in six templates.
Editable templates that keep site inventory and analysis traceable from question to handoff. Free review edition available; a paid edition is prepared.
See the productFrom a point on a map to a permit-ready team.
A long-term vision: select a site and assemble the evidence, base data and design starting points that a licensed survey and design team need to reach a permit faster.