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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is Locate Santa Clarita? Locate Santa Clarita is a website that allows users to identify available commercial property. The website also provides data including workforce demographics, business information, and interactive maps. The data is created and displayed using a Geographic Information System (GIS) that combines layers of information in order to better understand comprehensive details about a specific location and is powered by GIS Planning's ZoomProspector software. The website is provided by the City of Santa Clarita, and is FREE. 2. How are commercial properties listed in Locate Santa Clarita? Any commercial broker, property owner, developer, or similar real estate entity can list available commercial or industrial property. There is no cost to participate. Locate Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita frequently-trafficked website, Locate Santa Clarita promotes the properties listed by real estate professionals. Locate Santa Clarita 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 Locate Santa Clarita? It is as easy as 1-2-3. (1) The company calls Locate Santa Clarita Staff at 4. How do users access Locate Santa Clarita? The public can view and use Locate Santa Clarita by visiting the website at Locate Santa Clarita The easy-to-use, browser format lets anyone with an Internet connection use the Web to access Locate Santa Clarita's maps, properties and GIS-based data. 5. How is Locate Santa Clarita different than other site selection sites/services? Locate Santa Clarita is unique. In addition to the commercial property listings and the current-year demographic and economic information that is available, Locate Santa Clarita 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 will be catalogued and displayed on Locate Santa Clarita. 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 Locate Santa Clarita and can be viewed on the map. 8. What types of companies are using Locate Santa Clarita? 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? Locate Santa Clarita offers site location data and demographic information. The asking price, square footage, property description, brokerage company and broker contact information in addition to other vital information will be listed with each property. When considering a specific property, users can also query the demographics, workforce data, and existing market synergy and competition in any radial vicinity of the property. In addition, "layers" of information can be turned on and off on the interactive map display. Individual properties may also include other pertinent information. 11. Why is the City of Santa Clarita investing in Locate Santa Clarita? The City of Santa Clarita 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, Locate Santa Clarita provides an invaluable, real-time service to the many businesses that contact the City of Santa Clarita seeking site selection information. 12. How will companies know about the Locate Santa Clarita GIS site? How is the City of Santa Clarita marketing it? There is a link to Locate Santa Clarita on the City of Santa Clarita website as well as a link on other frequently trafficked sites. The City of Santa Clarita and its partners will promote Locate Santa Clarita 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 Locate Santa Clarita, the Internet-based GIS allows businesses to identify optimal business locations based on available commercial property, location differences, demographic variations and business industry characteristics. Locate Santa Clarita allows website users to customize the analysis to their specific needs. Copyright © 2004 GIS Planning Inc. All Rights Reserved. |