Do you need statistical information about a place and its population? The ArcGIS Business Analyst tool helps you find, analyze, and create data reports to inform your research. With Business Analyst, you can access demographic information at various scales such as information for a community, everyone in a certain zip code, or an entire state. You can also use Business Analyst to compare the demographic profiles of different areas to each other, or to another state or the entire nation.
Analyze demographic information for areas as small as a block group or the entire nation, compare areas, and create demographic reports and infographics. Need non-U.S. data? ArcGIS Business Analyst includes demographic data for more than 170 countries. And if you’re new to this type of research, you can use the built-in help and tutorials to get you on your way.
To access ArcGIS Business Analyst:
- Go to ArcGIS Online (arcgis.com)
- Click the gray “sign in” button and click the option to sign in “using your organization’s ArcGIS URL.”
- Enter bsumaps in the box and sign in with your Ball State username and password.
- ArcGIS Business Analyst is available through the menu (i.e., the grid of dots) in the upper right, next to your user profile.
While you’re there be sure to explore the other Esri software available to you as a member of the Ball State community. (Note: Use of these resources is limited to academic and non-commercial purposes.)
If you have questions about ArcGIS Business Analyst or other Esri products, contact Lorey Stinton, University Libraries GIS Specialist.