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How Strands Works

Define Your Catchment

Draw your boundary directly on our interactive map here or book a free meeting and our team of planners will help define it for you.

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We Run the Catchment

Our system collects and processes your catchment’s key data — turning raw stats into ready-to-use insights.

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Access Your Tools

Log in to your dashboard and start using Strands — visualise data, export reports, and use the Q&A AI to power your strategy.

3

Everything You Need to Plan with Confidence

Strands combines expert planning intelligence with intuitive software.
Discover tools that turn your data into decisions.

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Professional Analysis

Get expert-reviewed insights. Our team examines the data to highlight what matters most for your planning and development goals.

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AI Powered Q&A Chatbot

Ask questions, get instant insights. Our custom AI draws from our reliably sourced data and professional analysis to answer your queries instantly.

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Maps & Visualisations

Engage stakeholders with interactive, easy-to-understand maps, charts, infographics, and tables, tailored to your catchment area.

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Extractable Reports

Export clear, well-structured analyses and visualisations, ready to be dropped directly into your strategies, funding bids, or presentations.

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Context Comparison

View location-based and time-series comparisons that bring context to your analysis, helping you identify strengths, needs, and gaps.

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Live Data

Stay up to date with current trends and demographic shifts in your community through continuously refreshed datasets.