SEARCH FOR A PROPERTY BY ADDRESS
From the home page, type in the address of the property you want to view. Include the whole address. Then click on the "Search by Address" button below.
After finding a property, click on the "demographics" file tab located near the top of the web page. A new web page will be generated. Select the type of demographic report desired (demographics, consumer expenditures, business & workforce). Next type in the distance around the property you want the report to cover. Finally, click on the "calculate" button and a demographic report will be created. This information can be used to understand market characteristics of the site.
After finding a property, click on the "businesses" file tab located near the top of the web page. A new web page will be generated. Type in the distance around the property you want the report to cover. Then, click on the "calculate" button and a demographic report will be created. A new web page will be generated that will list the businesses around that property by industry category. The businesses will be mapped by color as well as displayed as a list on the report. To view only one industry category click on the underlined link in the report area. This will generate a new web page showing only the businesses in that category on the map and a list of the business names with addresses in the report.
Under the map is a "scale" of circular buttons in between the words "zoom in" and "zoom out". The highlighted button shows the zoom scale at which the map is currently shown. To zoom in or out, click on the other buttons on the scale.
MOVING THE MAP N, S, E, W, NW, NE, SW, SE
To "pan" the map in a direction, click on any of the North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, or Southeast arrows surrounding the map.
VIEW MAP LAYERS OF INFORMATION
To view other "layers" of information on the map go to the area below the zoom scale and select a category by clicking on it. Next, check information on or off and then click the "display" button.