| Order of Operations | Property Resource Category | Examples / Subcategories |
| 1 | Geography | Maps (elevation, hillshade, contours, aspect, slope, greater watershed, property catchment), aerial photos, laws & local regulations, demography, landscape features (ridges, valleys, mountains, lakes, oceans, geology, relief) |
| 2 | Climate | Precipitation, temperature (Plant Hardiness Zone, growing degree days), solar, wind, analogue climates, sector map (fire, flood, frost, traffic, view, smell, noise, dust, pollution, etc) |
| 3 | Water | Wells, dams / dugouts / ponds / wetlands, swales, springs, water flows (creeks, seasonal runoff, etc), diversion drains, culverts, drainage tile |
| 4 | Access | Paved roads, gravel roads, farm tracks, foot paths, zone maps, time and motion study |
| 5 | Structures | Dwellings, barns, outbuildings, utilities (power, water, internet, phone, natural gas, propane, both buried and above ground, septic field) |
| 6 | Fencing | Perimeter, corrals, cross fencing, privacy screens, wind fence, portable fencing |
| 7 | Flora | Domesticated, historic and existing plant species. Pasture, gardens, agroforestry, cropland, crop records |
| 8 | Fauna | Historic and existing animal species and fungi5, grazing patterns, breeding and birth records |
| 9 | Business | Historic, current, or future enterprises and their associated accounting, marketing and administration |
| 10 | Technology | Machinery, vehicles, equipment, tools and other material resources specific to your property |
| 11 | Soil | Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, trace minerals, pH, texture, biodiversity, horizons, water storage/infiltration |