Crain's Chicago Business Wins Award

The annual Market Facts section lands a Best Online Project award from Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) using ESRI maps and data.

2009 Business GIS Summit Proceedings

Revisit user presentations and papers from the 2009 ESRI Business GIS Summit.

We Buy, Therefore We Are

Maps and data from ESRI allow viewers of the Dallas Morning News to explore Dallas using an online interactive map.

GIS for Reporters and Editors

Step up your investigative reporting with ESRI's ArcView software, available to U.S. Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., members at a special rate.

Where to Park in Vancouver

TV station analyzes downtown parking in Vancouver, B.C., using GIS to show viewers where they should and shouldn't test their luck with the meter.

ESRI Provides Wildfire Support Wildfire maps available for the media.

Media and Press Resources Browse free Census 2000 data. Explore ESRI Data. Download ESRI's Explorer applications. Find GIS information and story sources.

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Report, Analyze, Communicate

A picture is worth a thousand words. This is certainly the case with GIS, which combines valuable layers of information about a place and displays them on a map. For example, instead of making readers wade through reams of statistics to find out where crime rates have risen in a particular city, a publication can provide maps so they can quickly see the answer.

GIS can be used across the media business for

• Data analysis and improving comprehensive reporting
• Presentation of contextually appropriate images to complement stories
• Managing distribution networks, targeted advertising campaigns, and customer analytics

Success Stories

Learn how media organizations benefit from the use of geographic analysis and GIS.

• Crain's Chicago Business
• Canadian Television Network

Take a look at case studies, demos, and books and white papers.