How can I change all reports based on a three-mile study ring to five miles?
Looking for a quick and easy way to get the data for business site selection? Business Analyst Online (BAO) is the way to go. BAO is a Web-based solution that uses GIS technology to provide powerful reports for business analysts to get the demography, consumer spending and business economic data based on a defined study area.
For example, imagine that you're Jane, working at a retail chain office. One of your given tasks is to compare 10 sites for choosing a potential new store location. Using BAO, obtaining enough data for the initial comparison is easy! Just go to BAO and use Select Location to enter the address for each site. A pin will drop on the map to tell you the site has been selected.
Then, you can click "Next" to run a three-mile ring for the sites.
Click "Next" again to get the demography and income report for each site.
A list of key demography data within a three-mile radius of each study area will be reported. You can use the data to compare each site and choose the best one for your potential store.
However, what if your boss changes his mind and wants to see the numbers for a five-mile radius instead?
It takes a long time to rerun the 10 sites. But you're in luck! I'm here to give you a quick trick to achieve this goal.
1. Click "Select Location" if you are already in the reports page. Then, click "My Sites".
2. A pop up will list all the sites that has recently been created. Click the List View button to see your sites in a single list with the date information aside. Then, sort by date to pick the most recently created sites.
3. Select one of the three-mile radius rings on the map and edit the site.
4. Change the radius to five miles.
5. A popup will appear asking if you'd like to apply this change to other sites.
6. Check which sites to which you want to apply the five-mile study-area ring.
7. Click Next to set the five-mile report available for your sites.
I told you I'd make it quick!