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ZORA · Siting intelligence for wireless infrastructure

From search ring to site candidate, with discipline.

ZORA helps wireless infrastructure teams move from search ring to site candidate with greater speed, consistency, and confidence — combining zoning intelligence, parcel screening, ownership research, and regulatory analysis to identify which sites are viable and what it will take to move forward.

Search Ring · KRN-04
Kern County, CA
  1. 01512Parcels evaluatedInside 1-mi search ring · KRN-04
  2. 02284Zoned outUse not permitted · no path
  3. 0394Ownership gapsDeed chain broken · unresolved
  4. 0446Overlay conflictFloodway · scenic · habitat
  5. 0526Environmental holdsSHPO · CatEx ineligible
  6. 0612ViableMeets base criteria
  7. 0701CandidateSCIP-ready · ranked
Of 512 parcels inside the search ring, one meets the bar.ZORA · RANK 01
02What ZORA is

Clarity over complexity.
Decision support, not decoration.

ZORA sits between RF need and real-world execution. RF teams know where coverage is needed. Getting from a search ring to a buildable, leasable, permittable candidate is slow, fragmented, and full of judgment calls. ZORA systematizes that.

ZORA is
  • A decision-support platform for telecom site development
    Purpose-built for macro wireless siting and site acquisition.
  • Siting intelligence for wireless infrastructure teams
    Built for the people moving RF intent into permittable reality.
  • A system for consistent, defensible site recommendations
    Judgment calls are documented, not repeated from memory.
  • Institutional software for tier-one programs
    Designed to reduce risk across large portfolios — not one-off projects.
ZORA is not
  • A generic real estate tool
    Residential and commercial MLS workflows do not apply to macro siting.
  • A consumer mapping product
    Basemap is an input, not the product. Insight is the product.
  • Document storage
    Records are resolved and structured — not filed and forgotten.
  • ‘Zoning software’ alone
    Zoning is the entry point. Candidate viability is the outcome.
02Capabilities

AI-first siting intelligence, across the full diligence stack.

ZORA is built on LLM-driven workflows purpose-trained on zoning code, title records, and regulatory filings — standardizing early-stage diligence across jurisdictions and candidate sites, and custom-tailored to each program's parcel identification and zoning rules.

01
AI-first, LLM-driven workflows

Purpose-built language models read zoning codes, title records, and regulatory filings the way an analyst would — and surface the specific clauses, conflicts, and conditions that actually govern a site.

02
Zoning intelligence

Base zone, overlays, combining districts, and the specific code sections that govern wireless use — read and reconciled, not just scraped.

03
Parcel screening

Filter a search ring down to parcels that are actually viable for a macro facility. Eliminate false positives before acquisition spends a minute on them.

04
Ownership research

Title chain reconciliation, trust and LLC mapping, and lessor-of-record identification — so outreach goes to the right party the first time.

05
Regulatory analysis

Wireless-specific interpretation of NEPA class, SHPO sensitivity, CEQA / SEQRA exemption, FAA, and jurisdiction-specific review paths.

06
Automated owner outreach

Viable parcel owners are contacted by certified mail automatically — generated from verified title data, tracked to delivery, and logged against the candidate record.

07
Candidate ranking

Viability, constraint load, entitlement risk, and time-to-permit — scored across candidates so the pursuit order is defensible, not instinct.

08
SCIP generation

Carrier- and acquisition-ready site candidate packages — coordinates, zoning, use path, setbacks, overlays, utilities, access, costs — assembled from the record, not re-keyed from PDFs.

09
Custom-tailored to your program

Configured to your specific zoning taxonomies, parcel identification rules, overlay treatments, and package outputs — so ZORA reflects how your team actually works.

03Jurisdictions

Regulatory paths resolved at the state, county, and municipal level.

04Workflow

Search ring to site candidate — four resolved stages.

01 / 04
Search ring in

RF-defined search area — ring, polygon, or narrative — with coverage objective and keep-out constraints. ZORA takes the RF intent as the brief.

02 / 04
Screen & research

Governing jurisdiction identified. Parcels inside the ring filtered for viability. Zoning, overlays, ownership, and site constraints resolved per candidate.

03 / 04
Interpret & rank

Use path determined — by-right, conditional, discretionary, blocked. Entitlement risk, setbacks, floodplain, and overlays weighted into a defensible rank.

04 / 04
SCIP out

Site candidate information packages delivered — windshield sheets, skip sheets, SCIP deliverables — ready for carrier review and acquisition handoff.

05How to read ZORA

Three layers of explanation.
One posture throughout.

Authoritative, restrained, clear, exact, modern, infrastructure-native. The emotional promise is clarity over complexity. The operational promise is faster, more defensible site decisions. The strategic promise is institutional-grade siting intelligence for wireless infrastructure.

I.
The immediate explanation

ZORA is a wireless siting intelligence platform that helps tower companies find, evaluate, and advance viable tower sites.

II.
The operational explanation

It combines zoning research, parcel screening, ownership research, and regulatory analysis to identify which sites are feasible and worth pursuing.

III.
The business explanation

It reduces manual research, improves consistency, lowers entitlement risk, and shortens the path from search ring to site candidate package.

06Integrations

ZORA reads the systems program teams already rely on.

Argus Portfolio
Argus system
VESTA Archive
Argus system
County GIS
Assessor
ParcelAccess
Assessor
DataTree
Title
First American
Title
FAA OE/AAA
Regulatory
USGS SHPO
Regulatory
Esri ArcGIS
GIS
QGIS exports
GIS
Bluebeam
Docs
DocuSign
Docs
150×
Screening throughput
From 5 months of diligence to 24 hours
24h
Ring to SCIP
Median cycle, first-pass package
50
States served
State and local regulatory paths
97%
First-pass accuracy
Reviewed against field verification
Private beta · tier-one programs

Institutional-grade
siting intelligence.

ZORA is in private beta with a short list of tier-one tower, carrier, and neutral-host programs. Access is granted by program, not by seat. Briefings are scheduled directly with Argus program leads and cover deployment, data controls, and integration paths.

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