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PIERS Online

On this page you will find:

About PIERS Online
Availability
Information for public users
Information for account customers
Information for first time users
Customer reference
Getting help
Training
Plan types
Log on to PIERS Online

About PIERS Online

The Plan Index Enquiry and Retrieval System (PIERS) Online provides images of survey plans. Plans can be viewed, printed or sent to an email address. A fee is payable for all plans except:

rack plans
survey graphic index sheets
plots and survey mark locality plans.

A reduced pixel view is provided free of charge to allow an image to be previewed before purchasing. The reduced pixel will show:

street names
plan number
allotment number.

PIERS Online provides:

most of the plan types available from the Lands Titles Office (LTO)
locality plans for Permanent Survey Marks.
searching for survey references based on Crown Land parcel identifiers.

It does not include filed plans numbered 100,000 and above.

These are available from the product ordering facility on PropertyAssist.

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Availability

PIERS Online is always available subject to system and data update requirements. For assistance during business hours contact PropertyAssist Services.

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Information for public users

Public users log on as a 'guest' and pay for transactions by credit card before receiving the plan (MasterCard and Visa are accepted).

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Information for account customers

Account Customers use their PropertyAssist username and password to log in. To become an account customer or for details on how to manage your account see Land Services Group accounts.

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Information for first time users

The first time you log on to PIERS Online, as either as a guest user or as an account customer, there are a number of steps required to load it to view, print and save plan images.

Step 1: Click on the 'Go PIERS Online' button.

The page that appears explains the requirements. It won't appear the next time you start if you leave the check box ticked.

Step 2: Click on the 'Launch PIERS' button.

PIERS will start loading. For some internet browsers, you will need to adjust the pop-up blocker settings to allow pop-ups from the www.piers.landservices.sa.gov.au site.

Step 3: Click on the 'continue' link in the 'Conditions on use of PIERS data' box.

You must agree to the conditions of use each time you use PIERS. If you don't agree to the conditions PIERS will not load.

Step 4: The first time this page is opened, a viewer application is down loaded to your PC.

This will allow you to view, print and save plan images. This may take up to two minutes to download if you are using a dial-up internet connection. When the download is complete, a window labelled 'Security Warning' will appear to prompt you to install the viewer.

Step 5: Click 'Yes' or 'Run' to install the viewer.

This will complete the loading process. There should be a line of greyed-out icons below the print visible button. These indicate that the viewer has been installed successfully.

If you are unable to install the image viewer you can still use the 'email me this search' link to get full resolution images.

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Customer reference

A customer reference is an option mainly used by account customers to allocate different purchases to individual clients.

You set your own customer reference in the main plan viewing window using the 'set customer reference' link provided. This reference is used to record your purchases. Once your reference is set, it will be recorded with all your subsequent purchases until you change to a new reference.

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Getting help

A help link is available on the site. This will assist you in using the search facilities and downloading images. For more information on the terms used in PIERS Online see Glossary of property terms.

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Training

Free training sessions for PIERS Online and other LSG online services and office tours are held by LSG. These sessions and tours can be tailored to meet your business needs. Use these forms to book:

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Plan types

You can use the Property Location Browser (PLB) to look up plan numbers to view on PIERS Online. The table below matches the code shown on PLB to the plan name used in PIERS Online.

PLB Code	PLB example display	PIERS enquiry category	PIERS plan type	PIERS search reference
C	C12345	Plan Order	Community Plan	12345
D	D1234 A12 D1234 B13	Plan Order	Deposited Plan	1234
F*	F1234	Plan Order	Filed Plan	1234
G	G123/1895 A1	Plan Order	GRO Plan	123/1895
H	H160400 S12 H160400 B13	Hundred / Parcel	Hundred name - eg Moorooroo	12 13
R	R1234 A1	Plan Order	Road Plan	1234
S	S1234	Plan Order	Strata Plan	1234
T	T240201 A93	Govt. town / Allot	Town name -eg Jamestown	93
T	T105101 T644	Govt. town / Allot	City of Adelaide	644