Chad Boeninger, Business & Economics Subject Specialist at Ohio University Libraries has produced some excellent tutorial videos to help students learn how to analyze data and create maps and reports using SimplyMap. The latest addition to Chad’s Business Blog involves a feasibility analysis of opening a fitness center franchise in Indianapolis, Indiana. This video shows…
SimplyMap includes a number of helpful support tools; guided wizards available when and where you need them, detailed help files, and an online support center with FAQs and searchable knowledge-base. Along with the release of SimplyMap 3.0, we have recently updated the tutorial library, posting several new videos. Once you login to SimplyMap, you can…
SimplyMap 3.0 is here, and uses the latest technology to provide better performance, improved reliability, and powerful new features. There are many improvements designed to make it easier than ever to find and analyze data and create professional, GIS quality thematic maps. Here are the most significant changes. New Maps, Enhanced User Interface SimplyMap 3.0…
Do you know the quickest way to find the name of a Block Group, Census Tract or ZIP code in our upcoming release for 3.0? The i-Tool gives you the ability to click anywhere on a map to get more detailed information about that map point. On any map tab in SimplyMap, click on the…
Anyone who has traveled to Seattle hoping for a sunny day could fairly estimate that it is one of the rainiest states with the highest level of precipitation each year. SimmonsLOCAL variables in SimplyMap include Annual Precipitation data by year, but we can also look at frequency by days of the year. The particular data…
We recently discovered some interesting data on participation and attitudes towards recycling, and decided to dig a bit deeper into our Experian SimmonsLOCAL data. This data package includes over 60,000 variables that provide insight into consumer behavior and attitudes. Examples include # of adults (population 18 years and older) who feel it is their “duty”…
Registration is now open for the North Carolina Library Association Conference! Visit us at the 60th biennial conference (Booth #45) through October 15 – 18, 2013. We have beautiful canvas totes for your next library trip and you can hear more about our upcoming release of SimplyMap! “Stronger Together” Benton Convention Center 301 W 5th…
We will be exhibiting at ALA 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, June 28-July 1. The ALA Annual Conference programs, updates, conversations, and other events cover all of the key issues facing libraries and include a wide range of networking opportunities and fun events. Don’t miss out on this huge event and don’t forget…
The GRI team is looking forward to exhibiting at SLA 2013 at the San Diego Convention Center, June 9th through the 11th. The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners. SLA serves more than 9,000 members in 75 countries in the information profession, including corporate, academic…
The GRI team is looking forward to exhibiting at ACRL 2013 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis April 10 – 12, 2013. Every other year, ACRL offers its premier professional development event devoted exclusively to the needs of academic and research librarians. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the…
