Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1. What is Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector? Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector is a website that allows users to identify available commercial or industrial 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 Great Falls Development Authority, you must be a member investor in order to add properties to GreatFallsProspector. 2. How are commercial properties listed in Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector? Only member Investors of the Great Falls Development Authority (GFDA) who are licensed realtors, brokers or property owners may place their available commercial or industrial property on Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector. Utilizing their informed list of leads, website visitors can contact the respective realtor, broker, or owner directly about specific properties. Linked to the Great Falls Development Authority website, Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector promotes the properties listed by real estate professionals. Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector 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 Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector? Click here to send a request to Nano McCluskey at Great Falls Development Authority for additional information on how to become a member investor. Once you become a member investor you may request an individual, secure, company log-in, and password. Users can instantly see all data entered on the property including available square feet, rates, photographs, and other information entered by the company. 4. How do users access Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector? The public can view and use Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector by visiting the website at Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector The easy-to-use, browser format lets anyone with an Internet connection use the Web to access Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector's maps, properties and GIS-based data. 5. How is Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector different than other site selection sites/services? Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector is unique. In addition to the commercial property listings and the current-year demographic and economic information that is available, Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector 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 Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector. 7. How will the website connect interested parties to the appropriate broker, agent or owner? The contact information, which is entered by the GFDA member investor, accompanies each property added. After entering the property, along with any additional information (such as photos or other documents), the member investor will then maintain the information - which immediately places the property on Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector and can be viewed on the map. 8. What types of companies are using Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector? Commercial and retail firms large and small are taking advantage of this free service. 9. How often will data be updated? GFDA Member investors will be responsible for keeping their own data updated so that inventory of available properties remains current. You can update your data 24 hours a day 365 days a year. 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? Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector 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 <%=gorganization%> investing in Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector? The Great Falls Development Authority 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, Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector provides an invaluable, real-time service to the many businesses that contact the Great Falls Development Authority seeking site selection information 12. How will companies know about the Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector GIS site? How is the <%=gorganization%> marketing it? There is a link to Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector on the Great Falls Development Authority website as well as a link on other frequently trafficked sites. The Great Falls Development Authority and its partners will promote Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector 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 Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector, the Internet-based GIS allows businesses to identify optimal business locations based on available commercial property, location differences, demographic variations and business industry characteristics. Great Falls Montana ZoomProspector allows website users to customize the analysis to their specific needs. Copyright © 2011   GIS Planning Inc. All Rights Reserved.