Novogradac is a licensed user of the ESRI Business Analyst GIS software. The software allows us to do in-house GIS and data analysis of locations nationwide. With this ArcView compatible software, we can analyze any spatial area, as our system contains all U.S. political boundaries, Census tracts, block groups and blocks. We can also input custom boundaries to focus our analysis on customer defined areas such as by a specified radius from an identified point or custom-drawn polygon. Clients are obviously better served by project specific, custom drawn study areas that take into account their entire project needs. This, together with our new CompsMART+© analysis and research tool, which is built upon our GIS capabilities, enhances the overall product Novogradac is able to provide.

Novogradac's GIS capabilities allow us to provide analysis of the changes and trends in the demographics of the study area. This analysis examines the past ten years of demographic data which includes population, household composition, age, housing tenure and type, affordability, and building permit data. Data included in GIS analysis encompasses Census data for 1990 and 2000, as well as current year estimates and five year forecasted projections. Together, all segments of our GIS capabilities allow us to provide an invaluable asset to our clients, as it helps them understand and envision the market segments they serve.
For further information contact Brad Weinberg at 240.235.1701.