POINTS OF INTEREST DATA


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Govclarity™ provides you with Points of Interest (POI) data* to easily display on the map for research and presentation purposes. In a just a few clicks, you can discover and further analyze your subject site based on its surrounding POIs. Govclarity™ offers three ways to seach for POI data:

  • Points of Interest Search: Search for major brands, retailers, restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and more. These points are represented by brand logos placed automatically for you on the map.

  • Points of Interest Layer: Turning on the POI layer displays specific points of interest on the map and can range from businesses, restaurants, big box stores, retailers, parks, attractions and more. These points are represented by a POI icon Govclarity POI Icon, or by the retailers logo.

  • POI Major Brands Layer: The Points of Interest Major Brands layer displays retailer logos from over 1,600 companies on the map, providing a clean view of the tenant data.

Note: POI data comes standard in the Commercial Real Estate and Builder Developer Editions of Govclarity. The data can be added to Enterprise accounts as a paid add-on. Contact your account manager to learn more.

Using the Points of Interest Search Filter


  1. Click on the Search icon Govclarity Search Icon from the Main Toolbar. The Search Filter window appears.


  2. Select Points of Interest Search from the Search drop down menu.


  3. Select your desired search filter criteria with the following search filter options:

    • Major Brands POIs can be searched by major brand names

    • Official Name/Brand Name: Official Names or Brand Names can be searched for using the following conditions: starts with, is, is not, ends with, contains, is empty and is null.

    • Business Information: Search by the business location attributes.

      Note: Credit Rating Code is not a credit FICO score. It is a measurement provided by InfoGroup based on the longevity and revenue of the business.

    • Industry: Search by primary and secondary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) information.

    • Service Group: POIs can be searched for by their classified Service Group. Filter by one or more service groups by selecting the respective radio button.

    • Service Category/Service Subcategory: POIs can be searched for by their service or subservice categories (e.g. Dentist) using the following conditions: starts with, is, is not, ends with, contains, is empty and is null.

    • Location: POIs can be searched for by their City, Zip or Street Name using the following conditions: starts with, is, is not, ends with, contains, is empty and is null.





  4. Click OK to run your POI search. Your search results appear as POI icons Govclarity POI Icon, or retailer logos on the map screen and are counted in the Search Results box.


  5. Tip: Use the Search Filter Bar to quickly adjust your search filter criteria. It is below the Main Toolbar. Hover over a tab, such as Brand Name, to open a drop-down list with search filter criteria. After changing criteria, click the apply filter button to put the changes into effect.









POI Search Filter





Search Results Box


POI Search Filter Bar



  1. Hover over any POI icon GovClarity POI Icon on the map screen. Click the icon to bring up the available tooltips at that location. Select the POI from the tooltip.

    Alternatively, if tooltips are turned off, select More Results. In the Location Information Panel, click Results at this Location and then Show More Results. Then select the POI from the list.














  2. The Location Information Panel provides detailed information on the selected POI as well as useful and search commands.


POI Tooltip GovClarity

POI Tooltip GovClarity

Using and Styling the Points of Interest Layer



  1. Turn on the Points of Interest layer by clicking on the layer checkbox in the Layers Panel.


  2. Click the Layer Options icon Add to List next to the Points of Interest layer.


  3. Click Edit Style from the menu. The Style Editor appears.


  4. Click the Style drop-down list to select a style (See Styling Your Map in Related Documents for information about styling data).


  5. Tip: To scroll through the styles in the Style drop-down list one at a time, use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard.

POI Data Legend

POI Styles

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POI Major Brands Layer



  1. Turn on the Points of Interest Major Brands layer by clicking on the layer checkbox in the Layers Panel.


  2. Turn on the tooltip to help identify the retailer, and access any of the commands from the Location Information Panel.
POI Data Legend

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