Janet L. Ady presented on the Locate in Wisconsin application. She discussed how the site selection process works through a top-down, funnel approach. Most business inquiries start with a request for an available building. Locate in Wisconsin allows businesses to search Wisconsin properties meeting their criteria and view community profiles. It also allows communities to promote available properties and themselves. The presentation encouraged economic development organizations to enter their properties and outlined how GIS professionals could help expand the application's data.

1. Locate in Wisconsin Application
Why, What, How
Presented by:
Janet L. Ady
Presented to:
Wisconsin Land Information Association
October 26, 2011
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2. S&B Database: Why It’s Important
Part #1: How the Site Selection Process Works
• Top-down, funnel approach to identifying finalist
locations
• Process of elimination
• Online resources, especially websites, data
sources, and maps, are tools of the trade
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3. S&B Database: Why It’s Important
Part #2: The roles of Sites & Buildings Databases
• Most inquiries start with a request for a building
• There is no “national database” of commercial and
industrial buildings; most states have their own
• Speediness of response and accuracy of
information is a competitive advantage for a
community, region, state
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4. Audiences and Features
Allows relocating and expanding businesses to:
1.Search for available properties throughout the state
that meet their criteria
2.View key assets throughout the state
3.Easily access community profile information, either
by community or associated with a specific property
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5. Locate in Wisconsin: What Is It?
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6. Locate in Wisconsin: What Is It?
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7. Locate in Wisconsin: What Is It?
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8. Audiences and Features
Allows communities/EDOs to:
• Promote their available properties
• Promote their communities
COMING SOON:
• Prepare responses to RFPs
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13. Locate in Wisconsin: How You Can Help
EDOs:
• Enter your properties! It’s free.
• Email info@locateinwisconsin.com to request a
username and password
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14. Locate in Wisconsin: How You Can Help
GIS Professionals:
• Help us expand the levels of data that are
available statewide
• Contact Howard Veregin, Matt Kures, Eric
Compas, Alvin Rentsch, or me if you have ideas or
would like to help WIGICC in this adventure
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16. Thank You
Janet Ady
Ady Voltedge
WEDA Executive Committee Member
WIGICC Board Member
jady@adyvoltedge.com
608.663.9218
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