Appraisers - CamoAg

This guide offers quick links to the most relevant Help Center articles for individuals using the platform for tasks that relate to the role of Appraiser. Many guides include both video tutorials and written instructions to ensure a comprehensive learning experience. This is not intended to be all encompassing, rather it is intended to get you started with the most relevant guides. Additional guides can be found within the User Guides section. *Indicates a module that requires a Pro Subscription with an additional data integration Click on the use case that best describes the action you want to complete in the CamoAg platform. The guides linked in that section will provide you with the details needed to get you started.

Complete the setup of your CamoAg account

Understand where the data is coming from and how often it is updated

Search for and add properties to your account

Research upcoming auctions in your area

Research comparable sales and/or upcoming auctions in your area

Download CamoAg to the home screen of a tablet or mobile device

Account Setup

Guide	Description
Setting a Default Location for the Map	• Default locations are used to provide you with the best available farms or data in the area, in addition to acting as the default map center • Setting at least one default location will enable a weekly email digest alerting you upcoming auctions in your area. If no auctions are available, no email will be sent.
Adding Contact Info and a Profile Photo	• When creating or sharing a CMA, your profile photo and contact information will populate the CMA report

Understanding the Data

Guide	Description
Data Sources and Update Frequency FAQs	• Highly recommend reviewing this guide in detail • Provides a breakdown of the data sources used to power CamoAg, frequency data updates are provided, where that data is found in CamoAg, and frequently asked questions.
Report Categories, Data Sources, and Use Cases	• Highly recommend reviewing this guide in detail • Provides a breakdown and explanation of the reports in CamoAg, the data powering the report, and report use cases

Property Search

Guide	Description
Ways to Search for and Add a Property to Your Account	• Understand the different ways you can search for and add a property to your account • Parcel ID, Owner Name, Section/Twp/Range
Resizing and Repositioning Parcels	• This guide explains how to resize a parcel by scaling the boundaries and repositioning the parcel using the arrow commands on your keyboard
Editing a Farm Name	• Learn how to edit the name of a property
Downloading Soil Maps for a Farm or Individual Fields	• Generate a soil map for all fields that make up a farm or each individual field
Generate Report: Aerial Map, Crop History, or Soil Maps	• Learn how to quickly generate a report for a farm
Getting Started with the Deed Mapper	• This guide will walk you through using the deed plotter to find and add a property to your account using the legal land description

Farm Sale & Auction Research

Guide	Description
Using the Farm Sales Map Layer	• Locate farms that have sold and upcoming auctions
Creating a Private Comparable Sale	• Author a sale in CamoAg for use on an analysis or import into AgWare*
Sharing an Upcoming Auction or Sold Farm with a Customer	• This guide explains how to share an upcoming or completed farm sale with another user or customer
Add an Upcoming Auction to Your Calendar	• Quickly add an auction you found in CamoAg to your calendar

Finding Comparable Sales

Guide	Description
Creating & Editing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)	• This guide answers some FAQs around creating a CMA and provides step by step instructions
Creating or Editing Multiple CMAs for a Property	• If you need to make edits to a CMA you have created or need to create another CMA for a farm, this guide will walk you through those steps
Sharing a CMA	• There are multiple ways to share a CMA with a customer and this guide explains those options

Using CamoAg and AgWare

Guide	Description
CamoAg to AgWare Workflow: Creating a Subject Property	• Contains FAQs, visuals, and instructions for creating a subject property • Includes instructions on adding a subject property to Datalog
CamoAg to AgWare Workflow: Creating a Sales Comp	• Contains FAQs, visuals, and instructions for creating a farm sale • Includes instructions on adding a farm sale to Datalog

Reports

Guide	Description
Comps Created Report	• View sales data created by your organization
Land Sales Bulletin	• View sales data ingested by CamoAg from Land Sales Bulletin • There is no guide for this report, but the report is available within the Ownership section of Reports

Using CamoAg on a Mobile Device

Guide	Description
Installing CamoAg on a Phone or Tablet	• CamoAg does not have an app, but users can install it to the home screen of a device and access while on the go
Plat Map: Enabling Location Services	• CamoAg does not have an app, but users can install it to the home screen of a device and access while on the go
Accessing Driving Directions on a Mobile Device	• CamoAg does not have an app, but users can install it to the home screen of a device and access while on the go

​Account Setup

​Understanding the Data

​Property Search

​Farm Sale & Auction Research

​Finding Comparable Sales

​Using CamoAg and AgWare

​Reports

​Using CamoAg on a Mobile Device