| A file of the Site
Location Assistance website.
Site selection is location
work. One place to find more
information is the last
page in the .network introductory
series.
site:
... a place
of interest to a site
selector; a real
estate parcel or
it can refer to a website.
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definition of site
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site acquisition:
... to take possession of real estate at a point in the site
selection process.
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definition of site acquisition
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site data:
... information about a location or
a specific real
estate parcel; depending upon
the context in which it is used site data may be referred to as location
data or economic
development data; informational input to a location
project that deals with a specific place or
real
estate site.
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definition of site data
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site location:
... the precise location of a place or real
estate under
consideration or acquired.
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definition of site location
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site location assistance:
... help available or provided to an enterprise or
to an individual searching for a location.
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definition of site location assistance
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site location project ... a site
selection project.
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definition of site location project / what is the
organized effort to find a location called
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site location work:
... the endeavors surrounding the search for a location;
what a site selector does.
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definition of site location work
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site search ... the work of looking
for a site.
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definition of site
search
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site seeker ... an somewhat obscure expression used to identify a site
selector.
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definition of site seeker
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site selection:
... a process of enterprise
development wherein
an individual or team goes into the field to find and/or evaluate
a place for expansion, relocation or
new
venture startup; a site
selector's work; the term
standardized in the US to describe
work done to find a location.
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definition of site selection
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site selection assistance ... site
location assistance
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site location assistance domain name means site selection help available there |
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site selection criteria:
... a list of items that set standards within a
decision matrix for a specific site selection project;
items of information about the wants and needs of a site selector accompanying
a project
profile submitted to location
data suppliers in order to get their attention and cooperation.
The Network breaks site selection projects into three stages
for simplicity's sake: (1) tentative,
(2) preliminary,
and (3) active.
Savvy enterprise developers and site selectors know to offer selection
criteria at all three stages as an indication that they are organized
and mean business. It's difficult to take thoughts about location work
seriously without criteria.
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definition of site selection criteria
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site selection data:
... site data or information set forth
in a scope
of project; location data collected and made
ready for analysis (see
comparative
analysis). Selection
criteria are site selection
data.
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definition of site selection data
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site selection directory ... a
tool for gathering
information about contacts and locations.
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definition of site selection directory
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site selection method:
... procedures and techniques characteristic of a site
selector's approach. Any method used to get the job done successfully
requires certain essentials, such as an organized plan that lays
out project
specifications; a best
practice approach to networking,
data gathering and analysis skills, respect for the need to protect
things confidential and
an ability to work discreetly as necessary, and knowing how to informally
assemble a team of trustworthy people
with experience in areas where help is needed. In the latter case,
savvy site selectors should want to be convinced rather than sold.
A method: 10
basic steps for site selection.
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definition of site selection method
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site selection network:
... a group with a interest in site selection and
actively engaged in exchanging information; a
business networking group
in a state of readiness for moving forward on opportunities.
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definition of site selection network
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site selection project:
... the undertaking of a site
selector. There are three stages of a project listed in the .network resources
archive that go along with explaining this term within the context
of enterprise
and economic development. See the Site
Selection section/.network library.
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definition of site selection project
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site selection publications:
... niche magazines, for the most part, focused on industrial
and commercial real estate and enterprise and economic development.
Generally, they are directories of advertisers with
editorial content and are, therefore, useful resources for finding
contacts. The website you are now using maintains
a list of such publications brought to the
attention of The Network.
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definition of site selection publications
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site selection requirements ... specifications.
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definition of site selection requirements
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site selection resource:
... that which serves or supports location
work; a resource
provider, for example a location
data supplier in position to respond with information
to a site selector. The Network is
a site selection resource. CLICK
HERE for an explanation of a way it's available,
as such, to serve you. To suggest a location you
believe members of
the
.network target
audience would like to see listed
among freely
available site selection resources online, CLICK
HERE
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definition of site selection resource
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site selection resource guide:
... a directory of resources and/or
contacts of interest to enterprise
developers.
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definition of site selection resource guide
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site selection standards:
... 1,200
data elements organized into 25 table. Also known as site
selection data standards they
are primarily guidelines available at www.iedconline.org (free
download) to those
who are location data suppliers. Their purpose is to facilitate the
organization of economic development data for comparative
analysis also,
see
the definition
of location data.
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definition of site selection standards
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site selection team:
... the all-inclusive group engaged in decision-making, planning
and supporting location
work. An enterprise
developer may, for example,
send a team with the following expertise into the field
to evaluate places of interestreal
estate assets, human resources, logistics, cost containment/reduction,
security/site risks, and operations. Knowledge acquisition as well
as building working relationships with outside resource and service
providers is are important responsibilities to assign to a site selection
team. Over time, a team may be enlarged to include selected outside
resource and service providers, for example a site selection consultant
with expertise in a targeted geographic area.
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definition of site selection team
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site selection tools:
... implements used by enterprise
developers and site
selectors that include guides such as the Introduction
to the Enterprise Development Process, a .network resource
paper, or The
Essentials of Successful Site Selection, a article published
in Outlook
magazine, September 2007. See the
Site
Selection Directory, a useful tool for gathering information and
identifying contacts.
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definition of site selection tools |
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site selector:
... a person who gathers location
data, evaluates it and chooses a location;
someone who does location
work. Compare the work
of an enterprise developer to that
of a site selector.
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what is a site selector
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site selector database:
... information about site selectors,
including their contact
data, organized for rapid records retrieval via computer
search. Area
and local development representatives maintain such
databases for marketing purposes. Information may also be collected
and maintained as a site consultant list or database.
The Global
Registry of Contacts is a database that contains names
and addresses for site consultants (AKA site location consultants)
but not other
types of economic
development prospects or suspects.
An exception may occur as a result of a prospect or suspect applying
to have a record in the database. Under no circumstances is the
Global Registry of Contacts available for purchase as a list of
contacts to be used for marketing purposes. Information about what
site selector databases are used for was provided by Jack
Tomasik of Apache Junction, AZ.
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definition of site selector database / definition
of site consultant list
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site visit:
... onsite inspection during location
work. see fieldwork as one of the 10
steps for site selectors provided as a site selection tool in the Site
Selection Directory.
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definition of site visit
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