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Geographic Information Geographic Information Systems Systems

andandEconomic DevelopmentEconomic Development

Basic Features of a GISBasic Features of a GIS

1) All data is geographically referenced2) All data is within a relational database3) There is no stagnant data4) Data from a multitude of categories can

be entered, and interact with totally different data sets

GIS Models RealityGIS Models Reality

Social FactorsSocial Factors

BiodiversityBiodiversity

EngineeringEngineering

Land UseLand Use

EnvironmentalEnvironmentalConsiderationsConsiderations

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Who Uses GIS?Who Uses GIS?

Commercial Federal GovernmentTransportation State GovernmentEmergency Services EducationAgriculture Law EnforcementMilitary NASAPlanners Real EstateMany more….

1) Building square footage2) Assessed value3) Zoning category4) History status

Economic Development: Mapping Economic Development: Mapping Building and Business Inventory Building and Business Inventory InformationInformation

Business Mix AnalysisBusiness Mix Analysis

Business Clustering AnalysisBusiness Clustering Analysis

Trade Area DefinitionTrade Area Definition

1) Trade areas based on travel distance2) Trade areas based on travel or drive

times3) Trade areas based on customer street

addresses

Trade Area AnalysisTrade Area Analysis

Economic Data and Economic Data and Geographic RelationshipsGeographic Relationships

Demographic/Lifestyle Demographic/Lifestyle AnalysisAnalysis

Route AnalysisRoute Analysis

Implementing GIS for Implementing GIS for Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

BrainstormTrainingInstallationDataAnalysis