Map Out Opportunities
Corporate giants such as Starbucks Coffee use mapping tools to select where to build stores. Yahoo News, July 3, 2008—by Sonja Carberry
Entrepreneurs Hope To Bring Computer Dating Principals To Real Estate Sales
Consumers soon may put the same kind of research and analysis into deciding where to buy or build a home as corporations do when looking for a site for a new store, predicts Jack Dangermond, president of the Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. Chicago Tribune, May 12, 2008—by Jon Van, Inside Technology
I.T. Helps Cardiac Education Efforts
The American Heart Association is using market segmentation software to help focus its educational efforts on those with the greatest risk of heart disease. Health Data Management, April 29, 2008
Foreclosure Fallout
Foreclosures Up, mortgage lending down in Greater Chicago. Foreclosures have rippled across the city and suburbs last year as new mortgage loans were declined. Evanston, one of the area’s highest median household income and home value areas according to ESRI recorded 67 foreclosures during the first quarter alone, compared to 127 total last year. Chicago Business, April 21, 2008—by Steve Daniels and Monée Fields-White
The GIS and Data Solution for Advanced Business Analysis
ESRI Canada and Environics Analytics are pleased to announce the release of a complete business geographic information systems (GIS) solution that leverages the intelligence of the best available Canadian geographic, demographic, consumer lifestyle, and business data. ESRI Canada, April 15, 2008—by Leslie Keyser, ESRI Canada
JDA Software Group Launches Fleet Management V7.4 Featuring Powerful Transportation Network Analysis Tools
The newly enhanced version of JDA’s Fleet Management solution embeds ESRI’s ArcGIS Network Analyst, a powerful geographic information system (GIS) and analysis toolset that enables users to build more efficient and environmentally-friendly distribution networks. JDA Software, February 25, 2008
Product Review: BusinessMAP, ver. 4.5
Hal Reid, Senior Technical Editor, Directions Magazine & Private Consultant, reviews the latest release of BusinessMap. He writes 'this version puts BusinessMap in a new league; it is now a full-featured business product.' Directions Magazine, September 14, 2007—by Hal Reid
New Orleans: The State of the City
2005 and 2007 population data from ESRI for New Orleans was used as one of the sources to create this map for the August 13, 2007 issue of Time magazine. The map illustrated an article about population changes in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. Time Magazine, August 13, 2007
GIS’ Multidiscipline Retail Value Proposition
Understanding the benefits explain why the retail vertical has become a hotly competitive and lucrative arena for GIS solution providers. Integrated Solutions for Retailers, February, 2007—by Matt Pillar
Well Positioned
GIS technology is set to make a big impact in retail operations. Simon Thompson, Commercial Industry Sector Manager at ESRI, explains how GIS allows retailers to understand potential, to review the impact of different investments, store and product configurations, and changing trends in retail or consumer landscape. ERS, December, 2006
Data Warehousing, Part 2: When Worlds Collide
Part 2 of this three-part series looks at how some developers are solving the problems faced when fusing business intelligence (BI) and geographic information systems (GIS) to create a multidimensional data warehousing model.
E-Commerce Times, September 5, 2006—by Andrew K. Burger
Hillman Bolts Together GIS and Business Intelligence Solution Integrating location intelligence improves sales workflow and customer service and puts an end to best guess logic to assign territories to sales representatives. Location Intelligence, July 4, 2006—by Joe Francica
Information Builders' Location Intelligence Puts New Users on the Map
The Marriage of ESRI's intuitive mapping and geospatial technology with Information Builders' Operational BI solutions empowers users with superior decision-making capabilities. Information Builders, May 2006
Chicago Business: Market Facts 2006 Review detailed information on Chicago demographics featuring an Interactive Map based on the 2000 Census and 2006 estimates from ESRI. Chicago Business, July 5, 2006
The Fastest-Growing Counties Could Be Closer Than You Think
ESRI prepared data for AdAge that identifies the fastest growing counties in the United States. Visit www.esri.com/communitydata for information on how to analyze markets, profile customers, evaluate competitors, and more. Advertising Age, June 19, 2006—by Bradley Johnson
Map Mania
Whether you're looking for dog-friendly hotels or tracking the avian flu virus, map software suddenly is hot tech. Forbes, June 5, 20006—by Megha Bahree
Cheap House, Costly Commute—Gas Prices Hurt Affordable Areas
Demographic data from ESRI Business Information Solutions helps to see patterns to compare how urban and rural communities are impacted by rising interest rates and gas prices. Puget Sound Business, June 2, 2006—by Jeanne Lang Jones
A Region Now Offers More Than Cheap Land
Technology-based companies and institutions are expanding in to Southern California's Inland Empire, creating economic opportunity for employees skilled in the modern disciplines of information and medical sciences. New York Times Online, May 18, 2006—by James Flanigan
Taking BI Beyond the Inner Circle to the Front Lines
At a recent conference, several business intelligence users shared their plans for taking BI to a wider audience. Some BI information can now be easily shared using e-mail. Computer World, May 1, 2006—by Heather Havenstein, Orlando
GIS Bolsters Delivery Efficiencies
A geographic information system (GIS)-based route delivery system cut this office supply company's drive times by 7.4 percent and reduced fuel usage 4.3 percent. Integrated Solutions, April, 2006—by Julie Ritzer Ross
Zippy Names Permit Peek at Place Personalities
The Puget Sound Business Journal uses a report prepared by ESRI Business Information Solutions to understand residents' lifestyles and retail preferences. Puget Sound Business Journal, February 6, 2006—by Jeanne Lang Jones
X Marks the Spot... and a Lot More
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency, (Medic) uses computer mapping to locate each vehicle, consider variables like traffic, select the crew that can respond the fastest, and determine quickest route. Greater
Charlotte Biz, February 2006—by Ellison Clary
Get the Picture
Data visualization software is helping companies make decisions by making sense of mounds of information. ComputerWorld, January 9, 2006—by Connie Winkler
