Business Success Seminar - GIS Mapping CANCELLED

Description

The Chamber's next Business Success Seminar will focus on: Business Intelligence and GIS Mapping.

GIS Mapping
Geographic information systems (GIS) have made great strides in recent years as tools for business decision support and planning. A variety of resources are becoming available at low cost that facilitate geographic analyses, and businesses are seeking ways to utilize their data in GIS contexts to maximize value and improve operations. This seminar will introduce geographic information systems and provide attendees a chance to learn how they might use their own data in combination with publicly available data to create new information.

 

Ploughman Analytics will provide sample datasets so that attendees can follow along as they learn about the following topics and techniques:

• What are geographic information systems?
• Why should business owners care about GIS?
• What are some leading tools, both free and commercial, that facilitate GIS studies?
• How can business owners begin to introduce GIS into their decision making process?
• Where can public/free GIS data be found?
• Which of my proprietary business data be used in a GIS context, and how can I prepare it for inclusion in a GIS analysis?
• What are some compelling applications of GIS for small businesses?
• Example walkthrough: Ploughman will go through an GIS analysis using example data (to be shared) using Google Maps tools

 

This workshop will be led by Ploughman Analytics, a consulting firm in Champaign with an emphasis on geospatial applications and analysis.

 

The cost to attend is $79 for Chamber members and $99 for non-members. Refunds will not be given for cancellations, although substitutions of individuals can be made.

To register, contact Caryn at caryni@champaigncounty.org or call 217.359.1791.

This seminar is brought to you by Ploughman Analytics and the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce.