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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is Woodland Business Prospector? Woodland Business Prospector is a website that allows users to identify available commercial property in 2. How are commercial properties listed in Woodland Business Prospector? Any commercial broker, property owner, developer, or similar real estate entity can list available commercial or industrial property. There is no cost to participate. Woodland Business Prospector serves as a free, dynamic and comprehensive listing system for brokers and interested companies. With their informed list of leads, website visitors can contact the respective brokers directly about specific properties. Linked to the City of Woodland frequently-trafficked website, Woodland Business Prospector promotes the properties listed by real estate professionals. Woodland Business Prospector also provides critical business data giving enormous exposure to listed properties and real estate brokerage firms. 3. How do commercial real estate professionals get access to Woodland Business Prospector? It is as easy as 1-2-3. (1) The company calls Woodland Business Prospector Staff at 4. How do users access Woodland Business Prospector? The public can view and use Woodland Business Prospector by visiting the website at Woodland Business Prospector The easy-to-use, browser format lets anyone with an Internet connection use the Web to access Woodland Business Prospector's maps, properties and GIS-based data. 5. How is Woodland Business Prospector different than other site selection sites/services? Woodland Business Prospector is unique. In addition to the commercial property listings and the current-year demographic and economic information that is available, Woodland Business Prospector offers access to a breadth of important proprietary local data that is critical to relocation and/or expansion decisions. Business site selection is not just about available commercial buildings. The reason people say real estate is all about "location, location, location" is because it is. By using GIS, a business is able to analyze and evaluate the site-specific advantages and opportunities of each unique business location. 6. What type of properties will be listed? Commercial, industrial and retail properties for 7. How will the website connect interested parties to the listing broker? The contact information, which is entered by the real estate professional, accompanies each property listing. After entering the listing, along with any additional information (such as photos or other documents), the real estate professional can then update the information - which immediately places the listing on Woodland Business Prospector and can be viewed on the map. 8. What types of companies are using Woodland Business Prospector? Commercial and retail firms large and small are taking advantage of this free service. 9. How often will data be updated? Commercial real estate professionals can update their data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so the inventory of available properties can remain current. Demographic data, consumer expenditure data, business and workforce data will all be updated yearly providing the most up-to-date information available. Some data will be updated as frequently as necessary to maintain a current and robust database. 10. What kind of information can users access? Woodland Business Prospector offers site location data and demographic information for the entire 11. Why is the City of Woodland investing in Woodland Business Prospector? The City of Woodland recognizes the importance of expanding and sustaining its business community and is therefore committed to making "doing business" as easy as possible. Current research suggests that 80 percent of the initial site selection screening is now done through the Internet. With the growing number of people who conduct business on the Internet, Woodland Business Prospector provides an invaluable, real-time service to the many businesses that contact the City of Woodland seeking site selection information. 12. How will companies know about the Woodland Business Prospector GIS site? How is the City of Woodland marketing it? There is a link to Woodland Business Prospector on the City of Woodland website as well as a link on other frequently trafficked sites. The City of Woodland and its partners will promote Woodland Business Prospector in all marketing materials. 13. What is GIS? GIS is an abbreviation for the term "Geographic Information System". A GIS combines layers of geographic information about a place that provides better information about that location. In the case of Woodland Business Prospector, the Internet-based GIS allows businesses to identify optimal business locations based on available commercial property, location differences, demographic variations and business industry characteristics. Woodland Business Prospector allows website users to customize the analysis to their specific needs. Copyright © 2004 GIS Planning Inc. All Rights Reserved. |