Measure lawns free. Price them on the spot.
Lawn care companies pay for measuring by the plan or the credit, or drive out to every yard. In Crewtavo, measuring is part of the free software: outline the lawn on the aerial, cut out the house, pool and beds, and your price list formula turns the square feet into a price per visit.
- Yard 16,500 sq ft
- House (left out) −2,240 sq ft
- Pool (left out) −512 sq ft
- Bed (left out) −240 sq ft
- Edging 260 ft
- Mowing per visit $60.79
From an address to a priced mowing quote.
The measurement, the quote, the recurring job, the route and the invoices are one client’s record, so nothing gets typed twice.
Step by step: Measure a yard or a roof
- 1 Open Measure at the property Open it from a client, request or quote and it starts at their address, on free US imagery with nothing to set up.
- 2 Outline the lawn Pick Area and click round the yard a corner at a time. Draw the front and back as one area, or each on its own.
- 3 Cut out the house and beds Cut out takes off the house, a pool or a flower bed. Cut out buildings cuts out every building OpenStreetMap has there in one tap.
- 4 Measure edging, count trees Line measures edging, fences and curbs by the foot, and Count adds up trees or posts.
- 5 Price it and send it Your price list formula turns the square feet into a price per visit, and the drawing goes on the quote for the client to approve online.
Everything in the yard, measured. Areas, cutouts, lines and counts, each in its own color.
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Free imagery
Free US aerial imagery, about 1 to 2 ft a pixel, with nothing to set up. Add an Esri or Google key for sharper imagery anywhere.
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Cut out buildings
One tap looks up the buildings on your lawns in OpenStreetMap and cuts them out. Check the corners against the imagery.
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Beds and pools
Cut out anything that isn’t mowed. One house drawn over the front and back yards comes off both.
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Edging and fences
Line measures edging, fences and curbs by the foot, for trimming, edging and fence work.
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Your own formula
The Lawn & Exterior preset starts with max(45, area_sqft ÷ 1000 × 4.5) a visit. Change it to how you price.
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On the quote
The client sees each area at its size after cutouts, in the Client Hub and on the PDF, and approves online.
Crewtavo vs. paid measuring. PropertyIntel sells measuring on its own sharp imagery. Crewtavo measures on free imagery, as part of the software you run the business on.
| Topic | Crewtavo | PropertyIntel |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Free, part of Crewtavo | Plans quoted by Aspire, with credits for new aerial images |
| Who measures the lawn | You, on the aerial, in a few minutes | You, with AI detection tools, or their team as a service |
| Imagery | Free US imagery, about 1 to 2 ft a pixel, or Esri or Google with your own key | Its own aerial photos at 2 inches a pixel, plus angled views |
| Waiting | None: measure it while the customer is on the phone | None when you measure it yourself |
| Into a quote | Your formula prices the visit, then it’s scheduled, routed and invoiced in Crewtavo | Exports and visual proposals |
PropertyIntel is Aspire’s name for what was Go iLawn. Its plans change over time; see PropertyIntel for current details. Comparison checked October 2026.
Is Crewtavo right for you? An honest take.
Free measuring is a great fit if
- You price mowing by the size of the lawn
- You want a price while the customer is still on the phone
- You’d rather not pay by the measurement or the credit
- You want the measurement to price the quote, not sit in a PDF
A paid service may suit you better if
- You need imagery sharp enough to see every bed edge and shrub
- You want a team to measure every property for you
- You want angled views of the property as well as the aerial
Lawn measuring FAQ.
Is the lawn measuring really free?
Yes. Measuring is part of Crewtavo, which is free for any size of business, and the US imagery it uses is free too. There’s no fee per measurement. Crewtavo runs in your own Railway account, and you pay Railway directly: its Hobby plan is $5 a month and includes $5 of usage.
How accurate is it?
As accurate as the imagery and your outline. The free US imagery is about 1 ft a pixel where a state publishes its own and about 2 ft elsewhere: plenty for lawns, but check tight beds and anything that changes the price on site. An Esri or Google key adds sharper imagery.
Can it take the house out of the lawn?
Yes. Outline the house with Cut out and it comes off the lawn straight away, or choose Cut out buildings and every building OpenStreetMap has on your lawns is cut out in one tap. OpenStreetMap has most buildings in towns and fewer in the country, so draw any it misses.
How does the size turn into a price?
With a formula on your price list. The Lawn & Exterior preset’s mowing price is max(45, area_sqft ÷ 1000 × 4.5) a visit: $4.50 per 1,000 sq ft, with a $45 minimum. Change the numbers, or write your own formula.
Does it work outside the US?
The free imagery is for the US. Elsewhere, add a free Esri key or a Google key for imagery.
Can I use the lawn measuring without the rest of Crewtavo?
Measuring is part of Crewtavo, so you set Crewtavo up to use it, in your own Railway account in a few minutes. Use as much of the rest as you like: many companies start with quotes, then move scheduling, routes and invoicing over later.
Is Crewtavo affiliated with PropertyIntel or Go iLawn?
No. Crewtavo is an independent open-source project. PropertyIntel and Go iLawn are trademarks of their owners, used here only to describe the comparison.
Measure the next lawn for free.
Every feature, for any size of business. Deploy Crewtavo to your own Railway account, pick Lawn & Exterior Maintenance, and price your next lawn from the aerial.