Segmentation data BAO (Canada)

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02-23-2017 04:07 PM
Status: Implemented
KieranSmith2
Occasional Contributor

The segmentation/lifestyle data in BAO is good (Canada) but what I would really like to do is calculate which ones are the top/bottom when I am looking at an area. In my customised report there is too much clutter to try and show every variable either in the report or in a graph. I can't isolate specific categories because I don't know which ones are of most interest in each area. Building variables doesn't allow any option (that I can see) that would facilitate an easier way of generating this.

Having a way of ranking or creating a 'top 3/top 5' variables would be an enormous help. 

10 Comments
PraveenSrivastava

Hi Kieran,

Thank you for your question. I understand you are trying to be able to see the top 3 to 5 segmentation in any area in Canada. Just to understand your need more clearly, do you want to see the top 3/top 5 segments in a pop up when looking at the map or in a report? For example, for US we have a pre-formatted report called Tapestry Segmentation Area profile report which lists the top 20 segments for any area of user's choice. Here is a sample:  http://help.arcgis.com/en/geoenrichment/reports/US/tapestry_profileNEW.pdf   Is this something that you are interested in for Canada?

Thank You,

Praveen

 

Praveen Srivastava | Product Manager

Esri | 380 New York Street | Redlands, CA 92373

T 909 793 2853 x2761 | psrivastava@esri.com | esri.com

KieranSmith2

Hi Praveen,

Thank you for getting back to me on this and including that US example. That is pretty much what I’d like to see for the Canadian PRIZM data. In the reports I didn’t see anything that allows such a ranking. Top 20 would be a big help and even the ability to pick and choose (top 10? Top 5? Top 3?). Initially I was looking for this within a report rather than a popup, but that’s another great idea!

The PRIZM data for Canada has 69 categories and trying to filter through which ones are relevant is a big pain. Not to mention trying to fit all the categories on to a single report page.

Thanks again for asking, hope that helps but don’t hesitate to ask for further clarification on anything.

Regards,

Kieran

KieranSmith2

Hi again Praveen

Further to your question on pop ups, I did remember that it is something I've considered before. When putting together customized infographics it would be much clearer to only use a few variables (and of course there is a maximum) so being able to find those elusive top 3 or top 5 would enable this info to be included in an infographic analysis as well.

Thanks

Kieran

PraveenSrivastava

Hi Kieran,

Thanks for the additional details. Similar to having top 3 or 5 segments in the reports, we can have similar options for the custom infographics. We already do that for the US tapestry segments. 

We can probably add a similar option for Canada as well. 

I will keep you posted. Thanks for your feedback and please keep them coming. We really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Praveen

KieranSmith2

Hi Praveen

That looks like just what I'm looking for, so the fact you already have it for US data hopefully means it would be straightforward to add to the Canadian data. Thanks for helping out and keeping me informed.

Kieran

KieranSmith2

any further progress on this?

PraveenSrivastava

Hi Kieran,

Thank you for the follow up on this. It is still under consideration however not planned yet.

Thank you,

Praveen

KieranSmith2

Thanks Praveen,

That's too bad. In the meantime I'm looking into other ways I can leverage this data. Not easy but hopefully I can figure something out.

Kieran

ScottPrindle

Hello Kieran,

This idea has been moved to "In Product Plan", but there is not a set date on its inclusion yet. We greatly appreciate the clarity you're bringing to these ideas in the comments, please keep them coming!

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Thanks,

Scott

DonnaBuhr
Status changed to: Implemented

Hi Kieran,

I am pleased to inform you that your request for the Canadian PRIZM data to be available in reports is implemented in the current version of Business Analyst Web.  A Prizm Segmentation Area Profile classic report is now available, as well as the Prizm Segmentation Summary infographic for Canada.

You can also perform mapping analysis using the "Dominant PRIZM Segment Number" in Color-coded Maps and Smart Map Search. 

 

We hope this meets your Business Analyst feature request. Please let us know if you have other great ideas. 

Thank you for the helpful feedback. 

Best regards,

Donna