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A Word About ZIP Codes – ZIP5, ZIP3, ZCTA, and Points

To build a ZIP Code Map using MapBusinessOnline click this link & register MapBusinessOnline includes a map layer of ZIP5 codes for spatial reference to ZIP code boundaries.  US Postal Service (USPS) ZIP code boundaries are used as the basis … Continue reading

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How Do I Search Data By Territory?

How Do I Search Data by Selected Territories? That’s a great question for a Map Business Online user to ask.  Did you realize there is a button on the Data Window toolbar called Search Data by Selected Territories?  Well, there … Continue reading

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How Do I Color-Code My Business Location Data?

Another common MapBusinessOnline Chat inquiry centers around color-coding imported address data points. Any address or Latitude/Longitude dataset imported into MapBusinessOnline can be color-coded by symbol.  You can also color-code by map layer (ZIP code, county, Census tract).  So, by all … Continue reading

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Map Business Online License Terms-of-Use

Every software application is regulated by a terms-of-use legal agreement or license. Map Business Online is no exception. Most of us ‘click to agree’ without reading software agreements. Some of us click after visually scanning the agreement. And a few … Continue reading

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Achieving Collaborative Team Map Editing with Map Lock

Map Business Online Team Edition is all about enabling shared map editing. Team subscriptions start at quantities of five licenses and provide the team administrator with tools to share subscription access and create groups of users with preset privileges: View … Continue reading

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Tips for First Times Users of Map Business Online

First time user to Map Business Online?  Do the below actions first, to become familiar with our business mapping tool: Log into Map Business Online by clicking Map on the Www.MapBusinessOnline.com toolbar.  Allow Flash Player to load, Flash will be … Continue reading

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Two Popular Data Extractions from Map Business Online

Extracting data from a business map shouldn’t be difficult. If it is, call and complain. In Map Business Online, downloadable data is generally viewed in the Data Window. The Data Window is a tabular view of data – your imported … Continue reading

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The Top 10 Map Business Online Help Videos for New Users

This blog/document is designed to provide a quick help reference for new users to Map Business Online.  It could also be useful for those of you who may struggle with technology. You are not alone. Plenty of successful people find … Continue reading

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Plot a Point – Draw a Circle – Query the Population

When you get two or three inquiries for the same business mapping software functionality in one day, either the same person is requesting help repeatedly, or the functionality is suddenly popular. Either way, I figured the repeating request was worthy … Continue reading

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What is a B2C Map-Based Market Analysis?

Map Business Online provides a series of location-based tools that can be used for a variety of market analysis tasks: Expansion Planning – Decision making and planning around new retail locations, new warehouse locations, or new health care centers offering … Continue reading

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