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Nov 21, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson
In previous articles, I discussed the methods used to create customer-derived trade areas (CDTAs), explored several advanced options and use cases, while also discussing how to use density-based cluster analysis to refine the customer set used in creating trade areas. In this article, I will continue to expand on more advanced and innovative uses of CDTAs in topics such as site prospecting, customer behavior analysis, and estimating market potential or loss.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson
ArcGIS Blog In a previous article, I introduced advanced customer-derived trade areas in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro. This article combines those techniques and methods with other analytical capabilities specifically using HDBSCAN for clustering and filtering customers, and using hexbin geographics and centroids to create modeled trade areas for proposed locations and estimate market opportunity.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson
ArcGIS Blog ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro has a lot of capabilities and using the more advanced options often requires a nuanced understanding of the geoprocessing tool, its methodology and results, coupled with awareness of how the input data influences the results. Even experienced users can be intimidated by choice and sometimes the documentation does not do the software justice.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson |John Nelson |Emily Meriam
ArcGIS Blog Business Analyst users have many options when it comes to basemaps for use in ArcGIS Pro and . Both applications come with a standard set of basemaps that allow for informative and aesthetically pleasing cartographic display. Any of the 30-plus basemaps offered in ArcGIS Online can be curated into your organization to expand on the set of cartographic styles and display options.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson |Gemma Goodale-Sussen
ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App and the ArcGIS Business Analyst extension in ArcGIS Pro have long been companion applications for spatial analysis. Business Analyst Web App is a go-to product for web-based GIS for users who want to understand communities, support business expansion, and identify market opportunities. It is updated three times a year, in line with ArcGIS Online product releases.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson
The May 2024 release of ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro 3.3 introduced a reimagined and redeveloped implementation of color-coded layers. Color-coded layers (CCL) now offer new data storytelling capabilities and deliver improved performance with all data types and geographic layers. Like other recent enhancements, CCL leverages improvements in other parts of ArcGIS Pro and lays the groundwork for additional innovation in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro 3.4 and beyond.
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May 10, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson |Sarah David
With the June 2024 data release, there are boundary changes to several U.S. geography types used in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App: ZIP Codes are updated with a new source for both 2023 and 2024 boundaries. U.S. Census county boundaries are aligned with Connecticut’s administrative changes. Block group boundaries are now known as planning regions. CBSAs have been updated to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) July 2023 delineations.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson |Sarah David
In the June 2024 release, the Esri 2021 and Esri 2022 data sources will be deprecated in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App and ArcGIS Community Analyst. Business Analyst Web App and Community Analyst will continue to provide the Esri 2023 data source and the forthcoming Esri 2024 data source. The Esri Updated Demographics datasets are annually updated with demographic data in the United States.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson |Gemma Goodale-Sussen |Sarah David
Business Analyst Web App users have been mapping with hexagons since February 2024, using them as a geography option in popular workflows: color-coded maps, smart map search, and suitability analysis. Although they are simple six-sided shapes, hexagons are actually quite complex mapping tools. This article will offer advanced information regarding hexagons’ relationships to their underlying data. Can different hexagon datasets I create be joined together to form a continuous layer?
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
esri.com | Helen Thompson |Gemma Goodale-Sussen |Sarah David
Business Analyst Web App users have been mapping with hexagons since February 2024, using them as a geography option in popular workflows: color-coded maps, smart map search, and suitability analysis. Although they are simple six-sided shapes, hexagons are actually quite complex mapping tools. This article will guide you through scenarios where hexagons may be useful in your mapping and analysis. Why should I use hexagons in mapping and analysis?
