Latest Contributions by DonnaBuhr

Hello @SilverstonePartners You might also find viewing the available videos for each of the feature workflows helpful. Most features include a workflow video that provides a good overview of how to use the feature.  The Guided tours are also a great way to familiarize yourself with Business Analyst functionalities and workflows.  To take a guided tour, click on your user name in the upper right hand corner of the app to expand the  Account details drop-down menu and click Guided tours. Follow the tour instructions that walk you through each step, and be sure to click Tip to view additional helpful information.  Thank you for using Business Analyst! Best regards, Donna ... View more

Hello, While currently there is not a batch option to search for over 200 NAICS codes in the Points of Interest Search, you can add multiple codes to your search by clicking the More options in the workflow and select Search by code to search by NAICS or SIC codes and click Add code. To learn more about Points of Interest Search, visit the ArcGIS Business Analyst Web help documentation. https://doc.arcgis.com/en/business-analyst/web/points-of-interest-search.htm Thank you for using Business Analyst! Best regards, Donna ... View more

Thank you, Community MVPs, for supporting our Esri customers and products.  Your willingness to give your time and contributions of service is greatly appreciated. The amazing ideas you bring helps us to continually improve.  We love hearing from you and are sincerely grateful for your valuable service.  I send you a heartfelt thank you for all your hard work and support! ... View more

Hello Ernesto, My apologies for the delayed response.  ArcGIS Community Analyst employs a GeoEnrichment service that uses the concept of a study area to define the location of the point or area that you want to enrich with additional information. This Data Allocation method allocates block group data to custom areas by examining where the population is located within the block group and determines how much of the population of a block group overlaps a custom area. This method is used in the United States and in Canada. The population data reported for census blocks, a more granular level of geography than block groups, is used to determine where the population is distributed within a block group. If the geographic center of a block falls within the custom area, the entire population for the block is used to weight the block group data.  Please note: Depending on the data, households, housing units, or businesses at the block group level are used as weights. Employing block centroids is best because it accounts for the possibility that the population may not be evenly distributed geographically throughout a block group. Here is a url to the reference documentation for the data apportionment method used.  https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geoenrichment/api-reference/data-apportionment.htm Thank you for using ArcGIS Community Analyst! Best regards, Donna ... View more

Hello Colin, We are delighted to hear that you like the new comparison panel!   Thank you for taking the time to let us know and for your great suggestions on how we can make the feature even better.  We love hearing from you and greatly value your feedback.   We will certainly take your enhancement suggestions into consideration and if you are willing, we may reach out to you for additional clarification. Thank you for using ArcGIS Business Analyst and for your valuable feedback. Best regards, Donna       ... View more

Hello, Thank you for your suggestion to provide "common statistics like Population, Household Mean, Income, unemployment" available for various years to compare. This is a great idea and the good news is that 2021 marked the third annual release of Esri's Time Series estimates for total population, households, and housing units.  Esri's Time Series database contains data for every year between the previous decennial census and Esri's current estimates at all levels of geography down to the block group level.  Unemployment is currently not available in the time series estimates; however, adding more time series data is under consideration.  Your request is appreciated to help us determine the data most important to your needs.  I will pass your request along to the Esri Data Development team for consideration.   Thank you again for your valuable feedback. Best Regards, Donna Business Analysis Team  ... View more

Hello Doug, Thank you for your suggestion!  The Business Locator can be run for polygon areas and for standard geography sites in the current version of ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App.   Thank you again for your valuable feedback and great ideas. Best Regards, Donna ArcGIS Business Analyst Team       ... View more

Hi Kevin, Thank you for your suggestion to make historical data available for more data points.  As you are probably aware, 2021 marked the third annual release of Esri's Time Series estimates for total population, households, and housing units.  Esri's Time Series database contains data for every year between the previous decennial census and Esri's current estimates at all levels of geography down to the block group level.  Adding more time series data is under consideration and your request is appreciated to help us determine the data most important to your needs.  I will pass your request along to the Esri Data Development team for consideration.   Thank you again for your valuable feedback and for using ArcGIS Business Analyst Web. Best Regards,   ... View more

The issue with the Industry Description has been fixed and is now working as expected in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App.   Thank you,  ... View more

Hi Aaron, Thank you for the great suggestion!  I will let the Esri Data Team know about your request for additional income variables such as income by tenure and income by tenure and age.   I am sure you are already aware, but just in case; "2015-2016 Household Income by Tenure (ACS Tract) data is already available in Business Analyst.  You can find it in the Data Browser under the Income > Household Income categories.   We are always looking to improve Business Analyst and the data included in the application.  Your ideas and suggestions help us accomplish that goal and we greatly appreciate your feedback.  Thank you again for the great suggestion and for using Business Analyst Web. Best regards, Donna         ... View more

Hi Jonathan, Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.  The "Industry Description" should be included when saving or sharing the business search layer.  The feature was designed to work exactly as you have described; however it is not currently working as expected.  This is a bug that we will fix in the next product release.    We greatly appreciate your valuable feedback and that you made us aware of the issue.  Thank you for using Business Analyst.  Best Regards, Donna       ... View more

Hi Jay, As you are aware there is a maximum of 5000 business results that can be returned in Business Search.  The 5000 limit works well for focused business searches, but as you state; the limit can quickly be reached when the “Show all businesses (up to 5000)” option is selected, especially in high concentrated business areas.    It is not currently possible to put the limit of 100+ employees first because the business search workflow only allows you to filter and refine the returned search result attributes in Step 2 of the workflow.  We appreciate your valuable feedback and are always looking to improve the application workflows.  We will take your request into consideration for future improvements to Business Search.    Our best practices recommendation for the current workflow design is to refine the business search criteria and search extent.  For example, narrow your business search criteria based on a specific business category, NAICS or SIC Code and focus your search extent area so the 5000 limit is not as easily reached. Depending on the area, you may need to perform additional business searches.  In this case, it it is helpful to refine your search extent in Step 1 of the workflow to study areas, such as predefined geography sites or polygons.     Thank you again for your feedback and suggestion.  We appreciate hearing from you and your comments help us improve Business Analyst. Best regards, Donna ... View more

Hi Jay,   There were some map services issues today that caused the problem you experienced with adding boundaries to the map in Business Analyst Web App.  These issues also caused errors when creating Color-coded Maps and Smart Map Search analysis.  The issue has been resolved and Business Analyst Web App should be working as expected now.   Please let us know if you still experience problems.   We apologize for the inconvenience.   Best regards, Donna ... View more