John Shannon, Texas-based landscaper at NatureScapes, shares how Moasure has transformed his day-to-day operations. By removing the guesswork when measuring odd-shaped plots, Moasure helps John quote more confidently, and save more time and materials on every single job.
Results at a Glance
Since discovering Moasure in 2023, John has:
- Integrated Moasure into his daily workflow.
- Saved an estimated tens of thousands of dollars.
- Reduced waste and material shortages.
Landscaping in the Real World
Unlike neat rectangular lawns with clean, easy-to-measure spaces, NatureScapes’ job sites are far more abstract. John’s landscaping work frequently takes him into residential yards, public green spaces, and rugged properties, including places with winding paths, layered terrain, and highly irregular areas.
Measuring these locations by simply looking at them – or even with a measuring wheel – used to mean frustration and waste for John. As a result, many of his estimates would revolve around guesswork and chance:
“I’d be stepping it off, roughing out a number in my head. Sometimes I’d be close, sometimes I wouldn’t. It just depended on the day.”
However, that approach changed when he saw an ad for Moasure. Intrigued by the possibility of simplifying his landscaping measurement process, he decided to give Moasure a try:
“My first thought was – that sounds really cool – because I hate trying to measure things out just with the wheel and doing it by stepping it off.”
Built to tackle even the most complex and irregular job sites, with the tool’s ability to naturally measure curves, elevation changes, uneven terrain and more – Moasure comes into its own for landscaping projects like John’s.
The Challenge
Lacking Confidence When Measuring Complex Shapes
Before Moasure, John relied on measuring wheels, tape measures, and gut instinct to measure out flowerbeds, sod zones, gravel walkways and more.
Despite having multiple tools at his disposal, none of those tools gave him absolute confidence when it came to irregularly-shaped sites – a universal struggle for landscaping companies:
“I just didn’t have a reliable way to measure things that weren’t straight…you’d walk from one point to another, write that down, reset the wheel, do it again. And after all that, you’d still need to pull out a calculator and try to work out the square footage. For curves? Forget it.”
Not only did this have a knock-on effect to John’s time spent measuring on-site, then remeasuring, calculating data manually and so on, but it also cost his client. Uncertainty, over-ordering, or under-ordering in landscaping costs both parties in time, money and trust:
“If we under-order, that really screws us up. The client already has an amount of money that’s in mind, that is now obviously going to be higher than what they had previously thought.”
Moasure’s ability to measure, draw, and calculate simultaneously was therefore key to John, providing him with a versatile, pocket-sized solution – designed to tackle these complex areas quickly and effectively.
The Solution
Time Saved, Materials Optimized, Confidence Gained
Adopting Moasure has enabled NatureScapes to transform their landscaping workflow by measuring faster, more accurately, and ultimately making the measurement process easier on every single job.
“When I move, it measures. And while I’m walking, it’s capturing those measurements and drawing everything out, all at the same time. That’s what matters to me.”
Streamlined Square Footage Calculations
Whether he’s laying sod, planting shrubs, or calculating gravel coverage, John depends on Moasure’s square footage feature to provide him with accurate data of his job site. Specifically, this is useful to him for measuring different zones, or areas in a yard or landscape:
“[Moasure] gives me all the measurements I need – square footage, elevation, topography maps – everything I could want, it just spits it right out…that’s our bread and butter. It’s critical for sod placement, for figuring out how many plants we need to space them properly…compared to the way that it used to be done – much easier.”
Moasure enables users like John to access crucial site data, in the same time it takes him to complete a single walk around of the site – all without multiple different tools, GPS, Wi-Fi, signal, line of sight, or a second pair of hands.
Increased Measurement Confidence
Since using Moasure, John’s confidence in his measurements has transformed, especially when it comes to ordering materials for his projects.
“Every time [a material order is] off, I know it’s not the measurement’s fault. It’s usually a mistake from the vendor – like a miscount on how many plants they delivered, or maybe a section of sod went bad. But I know that mine are accurate.”
Having confidence in his measurements enables John to trust his overall estimates even more, resulting in less material wastage and an optimized planning process. Finding a way to understand the accuracy of his measurements with Moasure is especially important to him – he expands on this, saying:
“What makes me feel confident about it when I use it, is that Moasure shows you the margin of error in a way that I can understand how they arrive to that number…and the margin of error is based upon that final drop you do in the proximity to that initial reference point. And so whenever I get a certain reading, it’ll tell me that it’s 99.5 or 99.8 percent accurate.”
Enhanced Professional Image
Moasure doesn’t just streamline John’s process, but Moasure is a tool that elevates how his landscaping services are perceived. Presenting advanced technology and professional visuals reassures clients that they’re working with someone who invests in accuracy and quality.
“They think it’s cool…the clients are very impressed when I show them the 3D rendering and all that stuff, and what it is.”
For John, Moasure offers real-time transparency with his customers right there on-site, enabling them to visualize their site immediately, and see the data he’s estimating from there and then. Plus, Moasure’s range of exporting options makes it quick and simple for him to send over a customized PDF report directly to his customer if requested, strengthening the contractor-client rapport.
The Result
Faster Project Completions
With every square foot mapped quickly and confidently, John estimates jobs with more accuracy, cutting back on material waste, and spending more time on the parts of the job that truly matter.
“Not having to second guess, and wanting a second person to go out and measure because you’re using a wheel or something that makes it a little bit more subjective – it makes that entire process faster.”
John’s journey with Moasure highlights how this tool bridges the gap between traditional landscaping methods, and modern efficiency. With its intuitive functionality and reliable output, Moasure has empowered him to handle complex site layouts independently, streamline planning, and present his work with added professionalism.
In an industry where accuracy directly impacts profitability, Moasure equips landscapers like John with the clarity and control needed to stay ahead of the game.