Location data suppliers generally try to be alert to what their prospects want and organize information accordingly. The information referred to is useful to enterprise developers and site selectors. Location data suppliers include area and local development representatives who sometimes refer to their information as economic development data.

Various headers used to introduce categories of information for prospects are listed below, gleaned from location data in distribution. In other words the items of location data on this page are from websites and publications such as community profiles.

items of location data:

area information

attractions

available buildings

available sites

business and industry

business incubation

business services

capital

colleges and universities

communications infrastructure

community / community data

community development

community profile

compare (locations)

contact / contact data

current developments

demographics / demographics and labor force

development partners

education / education and training

employee training

energy

enterprise incubation

enterprise zones

employers / top employers / major employers

environmental

existing industry / existing industries / existing businesses / existing enterprises

forms and questionnaires

general information

government (regulations, taxes, controls over the development process)

healthcare / health care / medical care

higher education

incentives

industrial parks

infrastructure / location infrastructure

innovation centers

job training

labor force / laborforce / labor force and demographics

leading local employers

links (ally network)

local government

location

location maps

maps / area maps / local maps / map room

market

media

medical care / medical facilities / hospitals

new investments / announcements

parks / commercial parks / industrial parks / office parks

permits and regulations

properties for lease

quality of life

recreation

real estate / real estate sites / parks / properties available / sites available

region (see area information and the definition of regional information)

regulations and permits

rural development

schools / public schools / private schools / vocational schools

sites / sites & buildings / real estate sites

skills base / skills and education (training)

small business development / small business services

staff

surplus properties / brownfields

sustainable consumption and production

taxes and incentives

technical training / trade schools

tourism / tourist information / visitor information

transportation / transportation infrastructure

training programs / training and employment

utilities

vocational training

workforce / workforce development

workforce training

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Resources that go along with knowing about items of location data:

Search for a Location is one of the search guides listed in the .network introduction.

You are on page 2 about site location work in Site Location Assistance.com.

What is site location work? answer: site selection.

What is the best way to find location information? Contact a location data supplier

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collecting location data:

A link to the definition of location data supplier starts the introduction at the top of this page. For a breakdown of the various types of location data suppliers, CLICK HERE.

The Network has a mission that directly addresses the question of contacting those who are in position to provide information about locations. For example, see what opportunities there are for all resource and service providers engaged in the mission.

How does one go about finding contacts to collect location data from?

One answer is to point out that you begin by searching online for a place of interest. Take a look at how information published online from the Global Registry of Contacts is organized. Also, be aware that the Economic Development Network website is organized with an Area Development Section that you step through from the national to local level in search of places throughout the world. Here is the key: locations seeking economic development list for free along with links that takes you to their location data suppliers.

In the event that you do not find what you want listed online by searching for a location identity, all you need to do is send an email. If you follow email instructions, we will list the place you tell us about and its location data supplier as a free service

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Even at the tentative project stage, the experienced site selector has a few criteria for choosing a location. Such criteria are typically organized to match with items of location data. The following quote points out two of the most sought after categories of location data as established by considering typical site selection criteria.

The infrastructure required for economic growth includes not only the necessary transport and communications provision, but also appropriate employment and housing sites and mechanisms to encourage public and private investment ... (source of quote)

Note: The definition of transportation infrastructure in the Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary lists the several other categories of most sought after location data as demographics, real estate, taxes and incentives as well as communications infrastructure.

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broken link:

... an address string referenced by a hyperlink that is not effective for making a connection to a unit of information of the Internet; a link to a dead end message. See the dead end section of the Network search promise for one approach to resolving problems created by broken links found by search engines or published in webfiles.

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During its nearly 50 years of existence the International Development Research Council awarded professional designations its members. The designation Master Professional was awarded to active members. Others who were resource and service providers to active members were awarded Associate Master Professional.

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During its nearly 50 years of existence the International Development Research Council awarded professional designations its members. The designation Master Professional was awarded to active members. Others who were resource and service providers to active members were awarded Associate Master Professional.

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