PermitSolutions BY HGA
Ready-to-deploy · CEQ Permitting Innovators

Environmental review, accelerated.

GIS-driven screening, automated case management, and audit-ready records — an operational permitting platform built for federal agencies.

PermitSolutions dashboard
Route Planner

Draw fiber routes directly on the map.

An ArcGIS-powered route planner with live environmental layer overlays. Draw proposed routes, adjust alignments to avoid sensitive areas, and export geometries for downstream analysis — all before breaking ground.

Try the route planner
ROUTE PLANNER
ROUTE · 5 VERTICES
34.2 mi · 1 env. flag
Env. layers 8
NWI Wetlands 0
Floodplain 0
T&E Habitat 1
NRHP / §106 0
Tribal Lands 0
Coastal Zone 0
Wild & Scenic 0
Farmland 0
● SCREENING 1 flag
Document Workbench

Author biological assessments and NEPA documents.

A structured authoring tool for BAs, EAs, and EIS documents. Pre-populated with project data from the screening step, with section-by-section guidance and integrated species records from USFWS IPaC.

Open the workbench
DOCUMENT WORKBENCH · BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
DOCUMENT · BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
BA — Hardin County Backhaul
In Progress
SEC 1 Project Description
In Progress
Project Purpose & Need Draft
Action Area Map Auto
Construction Methods Complete
SEC 2 Species & Critical Habitat
Complete
IPaC Species List Auto · IPaC
🐾 Critical Habitat Overlap Auto · GIS
SEC 3 Effects Analysis
In Progress
OUTLINE
1. Project Desc.
2. Species
3. Effects
4. Conservation
5. Determination
6. References
STATUS
Complete 2
In Progress 2
Not Started 2
Environmental Screening

GIS-driven screening across 8+ environmental layers.

Upload a route geometry and screen it against wetlands, floodplains, threatened & endangered species habitat, historic properties, and more. Automated layer analysis identifies issues in seconds — not weeks.

See the screening walkthrough
ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING
PS-24-1204 · HARDIN COUNTY
34 mi · 3 issues flagged
✓ SCREEN COMPLETE
92 seconds · 8 layers
Env. layers 8
NWI Wetlands 2
BLM Right-of-Way 0
T&E Habitat 1
NRHP / §106 0
Tribal Lands 0
Coastal Zone 0
Wild & Scenic 0
Farmland 0
● COMPLETE
Permit Management

Track every permit from submission to concurrence.

Agency-specific queues with workflow stages, SLA tracking, and document management. Reviewers see exactly what needs attention. Program managers see exactly where things stand.

Open the agency queue
AGENCY PERMIT QUEUE · USFWS
INTAKE
2
REVIEW
4
RFI
1
DECISION
1
REF PROJECT STAGE DAYS DUE
ESA-1204 Hardin County Backhaul Review 18d Jun 14
ESA-1198 Wabash Crossing RFI Sent 32d Overdue
ESA-1210 Tensas Distribution Intake 3d Jul 2
ESA-1195 Lincoln County Trunk Decision 41d Complete
Testimonial
“For BEAD, the HGA team supported ConnectLA in obtaining the very first NEPA approvals in the country by developing a tech solution that modernizes environmental review and analysis, digitizes documentation and draft decision development, and tracks schedule and permitting progress.”

JS
— Jill Springer Principal Consultant, Quadra Partners · Former Chief Environmental Review and Permitting Officer, NTIA
Contact

Bring us your highest-friction permitting workflow.

HGA can demonstrate operational PermitSolutions deployments and scope a pilot configuration for your agency. Most pilots are in the field inside a month.

PILOT TIMELINE
≤ 30 days to field