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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1. What is SOREDI Prospector? SOREDI Prospector is a website that allows users to identify available commercial property in Jackson and Josephine Counties in Southern Oregon. 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 SOREDI, and is available to developers, brokers, and property owners of commercial/industrial sites, who are sponsor members of SOREDI. 2. How are commercial properties listed in SOREDI Prospector? Any commercial broker, property owner, developer, or similar real estate entity can list available commercial or industrial property, provided they are a SOREDI sponsor member. SOREDI Prospector serves as a dynamic and comprehensive listing system for brokers and interested companies. With their informed list of leads, website visitors can contact the respective brokers directly about specific properties. Linked to the SOREDI frequently-trafficked website, SOREDI Prospector promotes the properties listed by real estate professionals. SOREDI Prospector 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 SOREDI Prospector? It is as easy as 1-2-3. (1) The company, after becoming a SOREDI Sponsor, calls SOREDI Prospector Staff at to obtain an individual, secure, company log-in, and password. (2) The company's designated listing administrator enters data directly into a user-friendly form (3) 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 SOREDI Prospector? The public can view and use SOREDI Prospector by visiting the website at www.sorediprospector.com. The easy-to-use, browser format lets anyone with an Internet connection use the Web to access SOREDI Prospector 's maps, properties and GIS-based data. 5. How is SOREDI Prospector different than other site selection sites/services? SOREDI Prospector is unique. In addition to the commercial property listings and the current-year demographic and economic information that is available, SOREDI Prospector 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 for locations will be catalogued and displayed on SOREDI Prospector . Property listings must be currently available and kept up to date. Residential listings are not permitted. 7. How will the website connect interested parties to the listing broker? The contact information, which is entered by the real estate professional, accompanies each property listing. After entering the listing, along with any additional information (such as photos or other documents), the real estate professional can then update the information - which immediately places the listing on SOREDI Prospector and can be viewed on the map. 8. What types of companies are using SOREDI Prospector? Commercial real estate professionals, developers, and property owners. 9. How often will data be updated? Commercial real estate professionals can update their data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so the inventory of available properties can remain current. 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? SOREDI Prospector Commercial real estate professionals can update their data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so the inventory of available properties can remain current. 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. 11. Why is SOREDI investing in SOREDI Prospector? SOREDI 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, SOREDI Prospector provides an invaluable, real-time service to the many businesses that contact the SOREDI seeking site selection information. 12. How will companies know about the SOREDI Prospector GIS site? How is the SOREDI marketing it? There is a link to SOREDI Prospector on the SOREDI home website at www.soredi.org. SOREDI and its partners will promote SOREDI Prospector in appropriate marketing materials and advise national site consultants of the program on an annual basis. 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 provide better information about that location. In the case of SOREDI Prospector , the Internet-based GIS allows businesses to identify optimal business locations based on available commercial property, location differences, demographic variations and business industry characteristics. SOREDI Prospector allows website users to customize the analysis to their specific needs. Copyright © 2004 GIS Planning Inc. All Rights Reserved.