Maricopa Association

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• Maricopa Association
• of Governments
• Telecommunications Advisory Group
• November 17, 2005

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Importance of the Internet

• Percent of expanding or relocating businesses
  using the Internet for site selection
• Year 2000 44
• Year 2001 82

Source Area Development Corporate Survey 2001
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Site-Selection Consultants

• 40 of all site-selection projects begin on the
  Internet
• Research suggests that 80 percent of the initial
  site selection screening is now done by the
  Internet
• Top media for site selectors knowledge web
  sites
• Heavily oriented toward information on the
  Internet

Sources in Order Trent Boozer, U.S. Sites
Development Mark James in Area Development 3/03
IEDC Econ. Dev. Now 1/02 Don Schjeldahl, Austin
Group, IEDC Training 10/23/03
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Site-Selection Consultants

• Local Information is desired on Economic
  Development Websites
• Website is increasing in marketing importance
• The site selection research by non-consultants is
  performed after business hours weekends

Sources in Order Mark Sweeney, McCallum Sweeney
Consulting Inc., IEDC Annual Conference 9/17/03
Ady International Website Dennis Donovan,
Wadley-Donovan, UEDA Annual Conf. SF.
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Quote

• Technology will not replace Realtors. Realtors
  using technology and the Internet will replace
  Realtors not using it.
• Stefan Swanepoel, President and CEO, Coldwell
  Banker Associates Group

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Answer 2 basic questions(and a lot of others)

• Is there available Property?
• Is there a market for my business to succeed?

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1. Is there available property for my business?

• A new or expanding business needs either a vacant
  building or developable land in your community
• Web GIS provides user-defined property searches
  in seconds

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Site Selection Example
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Site Selection Example
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2. Is there a market for my business to succeed?

• A new or expanding business needs to know if
  there are enough clients, shoppers or future
  quality employees for its business to succeed
• Web GIS provides site-specific demographic and
  workforce data reports in seconds

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Example Demographic Report
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Example Demographic Report
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Dynamic Map Features

• Zoom In and Out of the Map
• Move North, South, East West
• Turn Layers of Information on/off
• And more

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Dynamic Map Features Example
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Statistics

• Launch January 15, 2005
• 259 available properties listed
• 13,400 sessions/42 per day

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Other Arizona Applications

• www.coppersquareprospector.com
• www.tucsonlocator.com
• Arizona Public Service

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Questions, Answers Feedback
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Thank You
Russell Riblett, Senior Account Manager GIS
Planning Inc. 330 Townsend St., Suite 207 San
Francisco, CA 94107 [phone]
(direct) rriblett_at_gisplanning.com