by Kyle Watson Hello blog readers, This is a story about ''which side of the tracks'' you are on and how demographic analysis comes into play.  More importantly how to identify certain anomalies when one side is completely opposite of the other - and the sum doesn't equal its parts. To illustrate this point let's say we are a national ...

by James Killick You might be interested to hear that we're well underway with planning and development for the 9.4 version of Business Analyst Desktop. We're very excited about the new features we're adding to the product. Just about everything we're putting into the next release is based on feedback we've gained from you via one-on-one ...

by Kyle Watson Let's take a stroll into the retail industry... Daniel Howes of The Detroit News wrote a column recently about Meijer, Inc. looking to open a superstore in Detroit, Michigan.  Meijer, a Midwest-based ''everything-under-one-roof'' grocery retailer has no current stores within the city limits.  In fact no one does.  ...

  by Kyle Watson Good mornin' Let's have a quick chat about the geocoding in ESRI Business Analyst - and how to increase the accuracy.  Business Analyst, as you may know, bundles street data and locators that allow you to ''put dots on the map''.  Those dots are usually your stores, customers, competitors etc. - any file with ...

 by Jeff Hincy With clients starting to receive their shipments of ESRI Business Analyst with 2009 data I wanted to share some tips on how to transition any old MXDs built on previous versions of Business Analyst.  Some users like to save a lot of different MXDs, as another way to organize their work or other good reasons. Each year ...

by Kyle Watson Hello there blogspehere.  I have news regarding ESRI Business Analyst 9.3.1.  It's finished!  It looks nice too, plus were are about 5 days ahead of schedule.  There was debate around here whether or not we'd complete it before the new ESRI HQ building was done.  Looks like we win, as you can see below the ...

SoCal Hockey News - by special columnist Reggie Dunlop LA JOLLA, CA - Each year during the International User Conference guys from the ESRI Redlands and ESRI Canada organ-I-zations go to battle in a spirited hockey game.  The winner takes home the coveted Eagle/Beaver Cup.  Last night, ESRI Redlands, down 2-6 at the end of the 1st ...

by Maia Pawooskar SOAP is defined as 'Simple Object Access Protocol' and is a protocol used in web services implementations. The SOAP API for ArcGIS Business Analyst Server was created for businesses interested in using the rich functionality available in this product as a resource in their custom business applications. The ...

by Maia Pawooskar ArcGIS Business Analyst Server has just had its second major release.  Being two is so different, it is like being a toddler! At version 9.3, ArcGIS Business Analyst Server installation has the look and feel of its parent, ArcGIS Server. In case you did not know, Business Analyst Server ...

   by Michael Scofield According to the Census Bureau, population totals reflect the total number of persons residing in an area of standard geography.  This figure includes citizens and non-citizens.  The Census count strives to include illegal aliens (if they are living here) even if they are not specifically identified as ...