Risk at a Glance
Learn how to quickly assess site suitability with Risk at a Glance.
The Risk at a Glance feature provides direct insights about the potential risks associated with a project site to streamline the decision-making and risk evaluation processes.
In this article, we’ll review how to:
Understanding Risk at a Glance Data
The Risk at a Glance feature is segmented into a color-coding system using aggregated scores from Species, Waters, Protected Areas, and Environmental Compliance.

You can use this guide to understand the risk level of each area:
- High Concern (red): There is a high risk that these resources will affect the project footprint, timeline, or budget.
- Moderate Concern (yellow): There is a moderate risk that these resources will affect the project footprint, timeline, or budget.
- Low Concern (green): There is a low risk that these resources will affect the project footprint, timeline, or budget.
Click here to learn more about how concern levels are calculated.
Using the Risk at a Glance Feature
To get started, select the Map from the top navigation bar. From the Map, you can identify risk in the following ways:
Parcels Layer

With the "Parcels" layer activated, you can select the toggle to activate “Risk at a Glance." This will color-code each parcel as Low, Medium, or High Concern, which can be filtered by selecting the checkboxes.
Quick Parcel Select

The Parcels layer will automatically activate when using Quick Parcel Select in the Map, where you can toggle to activate the Risk at a Glance to visualize the associated risk for each selected parcel.
Parcel Filter
Once a boundary has been created using the Parcel Filter, the “Site Selection” modal will populate on the right side of the page. This modal displays the selected parcels' concern levels (low, medium, high) as percentages. Users can also include Water Concerns for additional insights. Check out this article for more information on the Parcel Filter.