How it works - The benefits - Getting started - How reliable is Landonline - Improvements to Landonline 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, lawyers, conveyancers 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 it 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. That broadens the material that can be searched to include marks and observations, features and places, and roads and addresses.
The benefits
Landonline e-search offers:
- 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 - because the database is continually updated by LINZ and users in real-time, search results are more up-to-date
- Easier large volume searches - the system enables users to undertake multiple searches faster
- Speeds up processing of plans - because search results are available immediately, 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 - because Landonline is a national database it is easier to find records from other regions
Getting started
New users will receive a welcome pack containing full details of the training tools, support services, reference and technical help material available.
e-search and e-search plus were first introduced in November 2000 and now 97% of searches are now 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 tools is available online, including:
- Computer based training (CD-ROM)
- Online wizards within the Landonline application
- Quick reference cards
- Landonline's built-in help facility
- User guides
How reliable is Landonline service?
Landonline availability averages over 99%. Minor interruptions may occur from time to time, but these are dealt with swiftly by our IT specialists. Customers are kept informed during any interruption on the user section of Landonline.
Improvements to Landonline
Regular maintenance of Landonline includes an upgrade to a new version approximately every 6 months. Upgrades are made available at no cost to customers. Usually these upgrades are designed to remedy known issues and introduce new or enhanced features. LINZ has a team of business analysts who continually work on finding and fixing system bugs, acting on information provided by internal and external users.
