on 11-13-2019 02:29 PM - edited on 02-28-2020 08:58 AM by KylieF
Greetings Everyone!
The Q3 2019 Business and Location Insights data packages are now available for analysis. The packages include analytics-ready data from a variety of vendors as well as data-specific analysis tools which will empower users to get the most from the packaged data.
All data packages are available via the Downloads & Licenses portal. US & Canada Business Insights customers will receive their hard drives later this week, but they are also welcome to download the data from the portal.
All documentation packages are included in the attached .zip archive. Be sure to take a look at some of the recent articles in the Location Data Knowledge Base which will help you get started with your Insights packages. There are articles related to installation, mapping, and many more.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns by commenting below.
Happy Alteryxing!
Updated map layers, geocoding, drive-time, demographics, consumer expenditures, consumer segmentatoin and profiling, forecasted demographics, traffic counts data, OH MYYYY!!!!
Our users willl benefit from applying this data to solve key location decisions. Happy GIS/geography day!
"Everything happens somewhere"
Nick
Hi @TravisR - Thank you for posting about the latest data update. I was wondering if you could point me to a resource that can help us know where all in Designer the various data package components are used? For example: the TomTom Drivetime data is utilized in a few Spatial tools....while the Experian Full ACS dataset shows up in the Allocate tools....but you won't find the Experian Household dataset there because it appears in a new Join category tool. I've tried tracked down many of the spots where the data packages are used in Designer but I know I'm coming up short.
Hi @DultonM
I couldn't find any documents which had that explicitly spelled out - so here's a quick rundown for the US Business Insights.
Maps:
Drivetimes:
CASS (Address Standardization):
Geocoding:
Demographic Data (Experian US, US Census, Experian ACS Full US):
Tabular Data (Experian Household, Experian Individual, D&B Business List Traffic Counts):
Thanks @TravisR ! That confirmed most of my existing understanding and made me realize a few other ways the Data Packages come into play. The only significant outstanding question I have is about the TomTom Address Points dataset. I know it is a Calgary file I can utilize with the Calgary tools, but I'm wondering if the file is used by Designer to support some other features, such as the Address, Spatial, Mapping or Allocate tools?
Hi @DultonM
So the TomTom Address Points dataset contains rooftop and parcel centroids for many addresses across the US. We utilize this file internally in the US Geocoder and it corresponds with geocoded results of the 'Actual' status
That makes sense! Thanks for the insight, @TravisR !