Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Kaveat.

Categories: 9
Questions: 77
Updated: Oct 2026

Getting Started

16 items

Constraints

9 items

Requirements

12 items

Preferences

8 items

Data & Coverage

8 items

Billing & Access

7 items

Security & Legal

4 items

Troubleshooting

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Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started

What is Kaveat?

Who is Kaveat for?

What does "Kaveat" mean?

Why create Kaveat?

Doesn't AI do this already?

What's wrong with suburbs?

What's wrong with school zones?

Why can't you recommend me a profile?

Isn't this just like a walkscore, transitscore or <other> score?

How does the Kaveat products relate to each other?

How is Kaveat different from suburb-reporting tools?

Can I use this for business or industrial site selection?

Can I search for property listings in Kaveat?

Won't Kaveat include areas outside my price range?

Where should I start if I am evaluating Kaveat for the first time?

What reporting is available?

Profiles

What is a Kaveat profile?

How many profiles do I need?

How long does it take to set up a profile?

How many changes to a profile can I make?

What are the requirements or preferences limits for a Kaveat profile?

Can I reuse one profile for new properties?

What is the difference between New Profile and Save As?

Can I open more than one profile at a time?

Can I share profiles?

Constraints

What is a constraint area?

Where should I define my constraint area?

What constraint search area size do I need?

Do constraint search areas have to be square?

Are constraint search areas restricted by state?

Why does Rural Explorer get a larger search area than Urban Explorer?

What is the difference between an urban and regional area?

What is a search requirement?

Do I lose my requirements and preferences if I move my constraint area?

Requirements

What is a Requirement?

What is a Kaveat Area?

What is the difference between Require Any vs All and Avoid subtract modes?

Do I need GIS expertise to use Kaveat?

What is the difference between Proximity and Travel Time & Distance types?

What is the surface analysis type?

What does points, lines or polygons mean?

What spatial operations are supported?

How do I know when to use cluster operator?

Can I use every search category as an Isoline starting point?

How should I read requirement badges and summaries?

Why does my requirement fail to save after I change geometry inputs?

Preferences

What is a Preference?

What does a Kaveat Score mean?

How large is each Kaveat Area cell?

How is a Kaveat Score calculated?

Can I see why a location received its score?

Why does the Kaveat Score breakdown not always include all preference items?

What distance band should I use?

Why are cells sometimes over water or a highway?

Data & Coverage

Which data providers does Kaveat use?

Why doesn't Kaveat offer ABS Census data?

Why doesn't Kaveat have <X> data?

What regions are currently supported?

Can I bring my own dataset?

How current are map layers and category datasets?

I've found a data issue. What should I do?

Can Kaveat outputs replace legal or survey advice?

Billing & Access

What payment methods does Kaveat accept?

Why don't you offer annual plans?

What should I do during the three-day trial?

Are subscriptions and billing all self managed?

Can I get an invoice with my ABN?

If I cancel, do I keep access until the month ends?

What is the Features & Requests section?

Security & Legal

Does Kaveat replace inspections, council research, or legal advice?

Where can I find your legal and policy documents?