Leveraging the Site to do Business for Real Estate
As a GIS shop we use a lot of different tools to tell stories. One of the tools we use quite often is ArcGIS Online. This is also available to CCIM members that have STDB. Primarily this platform is for presenting webmaps but can also be used for a variety of other light to medium duty map preparation. ArcGIS online is an esri product. While you do have to know what GIS is at the fundamental level, you can (if you have a…
The most used piece STDB Demographics from BAO (Business Analyst Online). Business Analyst Online is a product from esri. We have been an esri shop for as long as we can remember so we might be a little biased. We have used other platforms in the past and they have completed the job just a well. So what can you do with it? After logging into your STDB account you get access to a wealth of options. You can create…
Did you know you can get current and historical imagery in both straight down and oblique versions all from STDB? It’s just one of the many tools in the platform ready for you to deploy. Read up here on our previous posts on the STDB platform. So what’s included in CCIM-STDB-Pictometry Imagery? Current aerial photography is always a challenge. Most people go straight to Google Earth and export an image. While easy this violates the licensing unless you keep Google’s mark displayed…
If you are anywhere around water having an up to date map of flooding areas it’s something you really should have. Have STDB? Well you can get them for FREE. Here is how to get them. With all the flooding that happens every year through runoff or hurricanes we want to remind everyone that if you are a CCIM you can use STDB to get flood maps anywhere in the USA. These maps are digital representations of the FEMA Flood Maps which can be overlaid…
Ever need to prospect for clients based on location, type of business or size of company using SIC or NAICS classifications? Do you have your CCIM or STDB handy? See our other posts on STDB for more good tips. Well you have everything you need. Let’s explore how to use this business lists module to you advantage and make your searching a bit more targeted. When you start a business you have to tell the governing body what kind of business you…
If you are in commercial real estate you probably know what each of the abbreviations CCIM and STDB stand for. CCIM stands for Certified Commercial Investment Member and STDB stands for Site to do Business. Many CRE agents are members of CCIM and that get’s them access to the great platform of STDB. As of July 2020 the offering is; Esri Business Analyst (Full Demographics Suite), ArcGIS online (Full Webmaps Suite), Database USA (NAICS or SIC Business Searching), Flood Maps (FEMA Sourced), RealNex Market Edge (Investment Analysis) and…