Check the land before you send the money.
Paste the seller's Google Maps pin. In about a second you'll see whether that exact spot sits on low ground that has held water in 37 years of satellite images. Free, no sign-up.
Uses public elevation (SRTM) and Landsat surface-water data. It's a desk screen, not a survey: it doesn't check title, boundaries or ownership.
Founded by Victor Emeli: U.S. and Africa real estate investor since 1999, Georgia Tech Ph.D.
What happens next
- 1. Free screen and analyst review Run the screen, then ask a person to review the plot and the seller's documents. Free.
- 2. Surveyor visit before you pay a deposit · $149 A licensed local surveyor photographs the corner beacons and charts the plot at the land registry. How it works
- 3. Already own the land? Plot Watch · $9/month We check it on every satellite pass and email you before-and-after images if something changes. See Plot Watch
Building or farming? Farm & Build Watch adds weekly photo check-ins from $19/month.
Plot Watch · real satellite images, not a mock-up
Is anyone touching your land while you're away?
This plot in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos was green bush. Within a year it had been cleared and sand-filled. Plot Watch checks your pin on every satellite pass, with no one visiting the land, and emails you before-and-after images when something changes.
Most likely sand filling or grading, likely a real change. "A large area of bright material, likely sand fill or graded soil, now covers much of the plot."
Not sure about a plot?
Run the free screen, or message us on WhatsApp and a person will reply.