e-search
About e-search
e-search and e-search plus are Landonline's core services. They enable comprehensive searching of New Zealand's land information database. Both services are used by surveyors, conveyancing professionals and other land professionals.
e-search provides access to the titles register, survey data and supporting documents.
e-search plus provides users with the added ability to search and view spatial survey data.
How e-search works
Titles, surveys and survey data can be searched in Landonline. With e-search, users can search text based screens using known information to find title or survey information. e-search also provides an image of individual titles.
Users of e-search plus can use both text and spatial navigation to find information and display its location in the spatial window. This information includes marks and observations, features and places, and roads and addresses.
e-search benefits
- Quicker searching
- e-search enables users to obtain an immediate search, resulting in much quicker searching overall
- Saves time and money
- Users spend much less time on the search process and get the results of each search immediately
- Cheaper search fees
- The fees for e-search are less than those charged for manual searches
- More convenient easier access to records
- e-search provides immediate access to the national database
- More accurate and reliable information
- Search results are more up-to-date because the database is continually updated by LINZ and users in real-time.
- Easier large volume searches
- The system enables users to undertake multiple searches faster
- Speeds up processing of plans
- Search results are available immediately, as a result users can work on the processing of plans more quickly
- Enables more efficient workflow
- Firms using e-search and e-search plus have the opportunity to reorganise their workflows, enabling resources to be used in more profitable areas of their business
- Improves service to clients
- Faster searching enables firms to deliver faster responses to their clients
- Wider access to regional information
- It is easier to find records from other regions because Landonline is a national database
Getting started
New users will receive full details of the training resources, support, reference and technical help material available.
e-search and e-search plus were first introduced in November 2000 and now the majority of searches are done online. New users will still have to invest some time in getting to know e-search and e-search plus, but experience shows that once the system is learned, most users find it straightforward and efficient.
To assist new users, a comprehensive range of training resources is available online, including:
- Quick reference cards
- Landonline's built-in Help facility
- e-search user guide.
More about e-search
Find out more in the e-search section of this website.
