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But now we are excited to announce the beta launch of global<\/strong> <\/em>places\/points of interest data!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS Business Analyst now provides location data from our partnership with Foursquare<\/a>. It reflects a growing trend to expand POI categorization beyond business locations. In fact, we\u2019ve renamed the Business and Facilities Search workflow to Points of Interest Search<\/a> in light of the expanded POI definition.<\/p>\n Foursquare\u2019s data is derived from over 14 billion consumer interactions and numerous third-party sources, which vary by country or region. POIs are now available for every country with demographic data – that’s over 150 countries. When using this data, you can see POI names, categories, address details, retail chain names, NAICS code and more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" We’ve implemented Foursquare’s own category system, which is globally consistent across countries, based on ten major categories and around 1,300 subcategories. For more information on these categories, see Foursquare Categories documentation<\/a>. The top-level categories are:<\/p>\n When using Foursquare POIs you can also use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) category search, which is used for existing data in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Providing NAICS codes allows ArcGIS Business Analyst to perform consistent analysis in North America across POI providers, and use the same searches anywhere worldwide.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1653602,"id":1653602,"title":"Foursquare \/ NAICS Code","filename":"Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","filesize":252221,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/arcgis-business-analyst-now-includes-points-of-interest-data-from-foursquare\/screen-shot-2022-07-05-at-6-07-37-pm","alt":"Foursquare \/ NAICS Code","author":"290952","description":"","caption":"","name":"screen-shot-2022-07-05-at-6-07-37-pm","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1639032,"date":"2022-07-06 01:08:39","modified":"2022-07-06 01:09:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1852,"height":1068,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":443,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","large-width":1852,"large-height":1068,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM-1536x886.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":886,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","2048x2048-width":1852,"2048x2048-height":1068,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM-806x465.png","card_image-width":806,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-05-at-6.07.37-PM.png","wide_image-width":1852,"wide_image-height":1068}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Note that not all categories exist in all countries and places. We have not filtered out categories in places where they do not exist\u2014so if you search for “beaches” in an inland area you might not find any. This global consistency improves users’ confidence in analysis results and ensures your lists and category searches always work worldwide. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Popular workflows like Points of Interest Search<\/a>, Void Analysis<\/a>, and Nearby infographics<\/a> utilize POI data to map and analyze places. POIs can also be used as an attractor or competitive layer(s) in suitability analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n If your country previously had POI data, you can now select Foursquare as the data source in the POI switcher. If your country had no previous POI data, Foursquare is automatically enabled and there is no switcher.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1653862,"id":1653862,"title":"POI - Search workflow","filename":"POI-Search-workflow-1.png","filesize":131322,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/arcgis-business-analyst-now-includes-points-of-interest-data-from-foursquare\/poi-search-workflow-2","alt":"","author":"290952","description":"","caption":"","name":"poi-search-workflow-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1639032,"date":"2022-07-06 02:18:10","modified":"2022-07-06 02:18:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2548,"height":1414,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":257,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":426,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1065,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1-1536x852.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":852,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1-2048x1137.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1137,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1-826x458.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":458,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-workflow-1-1920x1065.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1065}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1653842,"id":1653842,"title":"POI - 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We\u2019ll go over how to use the Points of Interest Search workflow<\/a> (previously known as Business and Facilities Search)<\/em> in Singapore. This country is new to POI data in ArcGIS Business Analyst, so you will notice Foursquare is automatically selected as the data source and there is no POI switcher.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll use the example of a hospital looking to optimize a new location in a non-saturated market.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1653892,"id":1653892,"title":"POI Search - process","filename":"POI-Search-process.png","filesize":162361,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/arcgis-business-analyst-now-includes-points-of-interest-data-from-foursquare\/poi-search-process","alt":"POI Search - process","author":"290952","description":"","caption":"The image shows the main steps in the Points of Interest Search tool","name":"poi-search-process","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1639032,"date":"2022-07-06 05:15:28","modified":"2022-07-06 05:16:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":3090,"height":1187,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":178,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":295,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":738,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process-1536x590.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":590,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process-2048x787.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":787,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process-826x317.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":317,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Search-process-1920x738.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":738}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Once the map is created, you are now able to assess the number and distributions of hospitals in your area of interest. To determine the need or competition for hospitals you can use the Suitability Analysis workflow<\/a>. This workflow will rank the potential locations you found using demographics and other POI layers, helping you assess the reach and market characteristics of existing locations. To learn more, read our “How to leverage Esri data in ArcGIS Business Analyst<\/a>” blog article.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" We went over how to quickly complete a Points of Interest Search. But what if you wanted to filter your search for more detailed analysis? You can refine your results by selecting or deselecting options based on your analysis. You can filter the results by the following:<\/p>\n Open Confidence scores indicate the likelihood that a POI is currently open. A high<\/strong> score means the POI is very likely open; a medium<\/strong> score means the POI is likely open, and a low<\/strong> score means Esri is unsure whether the POI is open.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1653902,"id":1653902,"title":"POI - Filter Search Results","filename":"POI-Filter-Search-Results.png","filesize":84019,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/arcgis-business-analyst-now-includes-points-of-interest-data-from-foursquare\/poi-filter-search-results","alt":"POI - Filter Search Results","author":"290952","description":"","caption":"Select or deselect the additional filters particular to your analysis","name":"poi-filter-search-results","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1639032,"date":"2022-07-06 05:28:44","modified":"2022-07-06 05:29:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1554,"height":1195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results.png","medium-width":339,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":591,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results.png","large-width":1404,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results-1536x1181.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1181,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results.png","2048x2048-width":1554,"2048x2048-height":1195,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results-605x465.png","card_image-width":605,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-Filter-Search-Results-1404x1080.png","wide_image-width":1404,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n There are three different map styling options with Foursquare data:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1653922,"id":1653922,"title":"POI - maps options","filename":"POI-maps-options.png","filesize":85265,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/arcgis-business-analyst-now-includes-points-of-interest-data-from-foursquare\/poi-maps-options","alt":"POI - maps options","author":"290952","description":"","caption":"Choose from different customization options","name":"poi-maps-options","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1639032,"date":"2022-07-06 05:41:19","modified":"2022-07-06 05:41:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1662,"height":1279,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options.png","medium-width":339,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":591,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options.png","large-width":1403,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options-1536x1182.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1182,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options.png","2048x2048-width":1662,"2048x2048-height":1279,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options-604x465.png","card_image-width":604,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-maps-options-1403x1080.png","wide_image-width":1403,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Depending on your analysis needs, the different map styles provide a great way to understand interactions between as well as within different POI layers, and it allows you to communicate your findings to others. Below, you can see the different styles of the same hospital locations data.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1656192,"id":1656192,"title":"Location (Single Symbol) Map","filename":"Screen-Shot-2022-07-04-at-12.22.26-PM-scaled.png","filesize":3196306,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-04-at-12.22.26-PM-scaled.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/arcgis-business-analyst-now-includes-points-of-interest-data-from-foursquare\/screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-12-22-26-pm","alt":"Location (Single Symbol) Map","author":"290952","description":"","caption":"Location (Single Symbol) Map","name":"screen-shot-2022-07-04-at-12-22-26-pm","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1639032,"date":"2022-07-06 20:05:03","modified":"2022-07-06 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Once you are satisfied with your search results, you can export the results table, as well as save and share the map layer<\/a> with your organization. The saved layer can then be used as complementary or competitive layers as part of your suitability analysis<\/a> to rank and find the optimal location.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Please remember that global places\/points of interest Foursquare data is a beta launch. The ArcGIS Business Analyst and Esri Demographics data teams are working continuously to improve and enhance this offering. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to us at businessanalyst@esri.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" We hope you enjoyed reading through this blog article on Foursquare global places\/points of interest data in ArcGIS Business Analyst. Below, we\u2019ve added some additional resources to help you with your ArcGIS Business Analyst journey:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":1614992,"post_author":"290952","post_date":"2022-06-23 07:00:51","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 14:00:51","post_content":"","post_title":"How to leverage Esri data in ArcGIS Business Analyst | June 2022","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"how-to-leverage-esri-data-in-arcgis-business-analyst","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-18 06:52:06","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-18 13:52:06","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1614992","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1626322,"post_author":"78361","post_date":"2022-06-22 17:10:20","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 00:10:20","post_content":"","post_title":"Migrate custom Business Analyst content to 2022 Esri Demographics","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"migrate-business-analyst-content-esri-2022","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-06-29 08:40:31","post_modified_gmt":"2022-06-29 15:40:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1626322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1620192,"post_author":"4141","post_date":"2022-06-21 11:22:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-21 18:22:00","post_content":"","post_title":"What\u2019s Coming in Esri U.S. Demographics (June 2022)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"whats-coming-in-esri-us-demographics-june-2022","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-18 06:54:09","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-18 13:54:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1620192","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1264022,"post_author":"10012","post_date":"2021-06-21 07:56:25","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-21 14:56:25","post_content":"","post_title":"Introducing ArcGIS Business Analyst Standard and Advanced Bundles","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"introducing-arcgis-business-analyst-standard-and-advanced-bundles","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-06-30 08:05:27","post_modified_gmt":"2021-06-30 15:05:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1264022","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1642302,"post_author":"78361","post_date":"2022-06-29 08:29:57","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-29 15:29:57","post_content":"","post_title":"Recreate your standard geography sites in Business Analyst using the Esri 2022 data source","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"standard-geography-sites-in-2022-data-source","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-18 06:49:48","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-18 13:49:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1642302","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-card-final.png","wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/POI-banner-final.png","show_article_image":false},"yoast_head":"\nWhat is global data?<\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
How is Foursquare data organized?<\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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How can I use Foursquare data in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App?<\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Select Foursquare data in Points of Interest Search workflow<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Select Foursquare data in Void Analysis workflow<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Select Foursquare data as the default POI data source<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Use Points of Interest Search workflow with Foursquare data<\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– If using Search by code<\/strong>\u2014Type in Hospital or use code 15014.<\/em>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– If using Search by category<\/strong>\u2014Expand the Health and Medicine<\/strong> category and check the Hospitals<\/strong> check box.<\/em><\/li>\nFilter your Points of Interest Search for defined results <\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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Adjust the map style based on your analysis<\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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\nShows an icon for each location or clusters of locations. You can also change the symbol to your liking.<\/li>\n
\nStyles data with different colors, shape, and size for specific attribute labels. Click More options<\/strong> to select the attribute that applies to you. For example, let\u2019s say you want to show the Open Confidence scores of the hospitals in your analysis area. It will show different colors based on a high, medium, or low score.<\/li>\n
\nShows concentrations of specific locations. For example, you want to see where there are a high number of hospitals versus a low number of hospitals in an area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nMore Information about Foursquare data:<\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Additional ArcGIS Business Analyst resources: <\/strong><\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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