Places Data

Key to location analysis, Esri's Places Data portfolio provides distinct geographic references, including points of interest (POI), building footprints, boundaries, and parcels. This data can help you understand what attracts people to a location. Add Places Data to your GIS analysis, or confidently build it into your location services applications.

Search for a destination

Interested in a particular location or landmark? Find places by name or category through an interactive search.

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See geographic proximity

Create a list of nearby places based on location and type. Consider customers and prospects, competitors, distribution sites, and facilities for visualization and analysis.

Design routes by places

Have a list of businesses to include in your journey? Inform your route directions with landmarks to assist in navigation, and find other relevant places along your route.

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Why use Places Data?

Enhance your GIS analysis with Places Data to better understand how the physical and social worlds interact.

Points of interest

Find POI display locations and attribute information for many places, including businesses, institutions, landmarks, and natural features, where people spend their money and time.
Boundaries

Boundaries define areas for data representation and describe well-known administrative divisions such as postal codes. They are often used for visualizing statistical data.
Parcels and building footprints

Parcels include information such as map-based boundaries, property ownership, land use, and zoning. Building footprints describe the outline of structures often seen on a map.