# Welcome to LandScale documentation

Welcome to the LandScale documentation! Here, we provide comprehensive guidance for setting up a landscape initiative profile, evaluating your landscape initiative’s progress through maturity evaluations, and monitoring your landscape’s health through structured baseline performance assessments and reassessments.

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Looking to support a landscape initiative? Visit [our website](https://www.landscale.org/how-it-works-supporters/) to learn how to explore initiatives on LandScale, access credible insights, and find opportunities to engage and support their work.
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## Explore key resources

Explore our guidance to learn more about LandScale’s services and how they work, helping you navigate the platform and assessment and evaluation processes confidently and effectively.

### Get started with LandScale

Learn the foundational steps for launching a landscape initiative on the LandScale platform—a central hub to showcase your initiative’s work and engage stakeholders.

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[set-up-landscale-profile](https://docs.landscale.org/profile-setup/set-up-landscale-profile)
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### Landscape initiative maturity evaluation

Assess the maturity of your landscape initiative through an evaluation of the elements that underpin resilience—including governance and organizational foundations—helping surface strengths, identify gaps, and prioritize development to enable informed, deliberate progress over time. 

{% content-ref url="../landscape-initiative-maturity" %}
[landscape-initiative-maturity](https://docs.landscale.org/landscape-initiative-maturity)
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### Baseline assessment guidelines

Build a holistic understanding of your landscape’s current conditions through structured baseline performance assessments, establishing a foundation for future evaluations.

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[Assessment guidelines](https://app.gitbook.com/o/izayOqihsvmKWA0GjG3y/s/yud3YzDx40F5IFjw3cle/)
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### Reassessment guidelines&#x20;

Track progress over time by conducting performance monitoring reassessments, helping adapt strategies based on changes and emerging priorities within the landscape.

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[Reassessment guidelines](https://app.gitbook.com/o/izayOqihsvmKWA0GjG3y/s/zQg3Ce5LVzQBKKnaPU7Y/)
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## Need additional support?

No matter where you are in your journey with LandScale, access tools, resources, and expert guidance to strengthen and manage your landscape initiative with confidence.

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4>Visit the website</h4><p>Explore the LandScale website for more detailed information and additional resources.</p></td><td><a href="https://landscale.org/">https://landscale.org/</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://1092486103-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1jqV1juWebGTj2eaj7im%2Fuploads%2FwMrNpmwHDLtA4P5UG6HR%2Fwebsite%20screenshot.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ad6216d0-f9f8-4443-8f18-3d612c3e413e">website screenshot.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Access the platform</h4><p>Log into the LandScale platform to use tools and features designed to support your landscape initiative.</p></td><td><a href="https://platform.landscale.org/">https://platform.landscale.org/</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://1092486103-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1jqV1juWebGTj2eaj7im%2Fuploads%2FkGYHHZpIocwyDrJ0oA3Z%2Fplatform%20screenshot.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6806387e-88b9-4c3b-a5a3-233c3438cdad">platform screenshot.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Help resources</h4><p>Browse FAQs, user guides, and troubleshooting tips to navigation the LandScale ecosystem smoothly.</p></td><td><a href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/XHJoLKPKadWUQA0FDxDN/support/help-center">Help center</a></td><td><a href="https://1092486103-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1jqV1juWebGTj2eaj7im%2Fuploads%2FZfnJOTT2GOwpoddffoeY%2FPlatform_Illustrations_Assessment%20guidance.png?alt=media&#x26;token=8104628d-6cf8-44fa-81b5-b633854c2e5f">Platform_Illustrations_Assessment guidance.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Contact us</h4><p>If you have any questions or need personalized assistance, feel free to reach out via email. We’re here to help!</p></td><td><a href="mailto:landscale@ra.org">mailto:landscale@ra.org</a></td><td><a href="https://1092486103-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1jqV1juWebGTj2eaj7im%2Fuploads%2F7DZAMyv22psko239o3WB%2FPlatform_Illustrations_Landscape%20supporter%20Guidence-Landscape%20supporter%20guidance.png?alt=media&#x26;token=eea3b4b9-2afb-48c6-b544-05db0365d81f">Platform_Illustrations_Landscape supporter Guidence-Landscape supporter guidance.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>