Set-Up: Trade Area Analysis

1. Create and Activate a New Workspace

Learn how to create and activate a new workspace to organize your work (perhaps by project, data vintage, or user).

Walk-Through (this will open ENVISION and require you to log in)

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ENVISION Tutorials (step-by-step guides hosted here on our Community)

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2. Create Areas (Based on Standard Geography)

Learn how to use a standard geography list to create an area to use as a benchmark or trade area. You can create a new area if you know the name or code of that geography.

Walk-Through (this will open ENVISION and require you to log in)

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ENVISION Tutorials (step-by-step guides hosted here on our Community)

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3. Import a List of Locations

Learn how to import a list of your locations (or branches, dealers, sites, offices, etc.) and geocode it using an address or coordinates.

i. Learn how to prepare a file for import into ENVISION to avoid common mistakes.

ii. Upload your Location File to ENVISION

Walk-Through (this will open ENVISION and require you to log in)

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ENVISION Tutorials (step-by-step guides hosted here on our Community)

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Ready to proceed?

You should have the following assets:

  • New Activated Workspace
  • Benchmark Areas for your Analysis (My Data > Areas)
  • Uploaded Location File (My Data > Locations)

Once you have the appropriate assets, please proceed to Lesson 1: Create or Import Custom Areas