Sunday, April 23, 2006
The Charlotte Chamber and Mecklenburg County have introduced an electronic geographic-information system (GIS) for use in economic-development research. The website provides detailed demographics, real estate images, industry clusters and other information for the county.
The site says its purpose is “to provide national businesses of interest a decision making tool with a wealth of geospatial information to help them to consider relocating their business to Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina. This interactive mapping system will also provide local business an invaluable tool for local business expansion and relocation.”
You can visit the site here.
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Web Watch: Charlotte's new GIS site
