Welcome to the Location Data Blog!

Navigating the location data space can be challenging, especially when making decisions that impact your business's bottom line. Whether you're venturing into this space for the first time or looking to refine your approach, our Location Data Buyer's Guide is here to assist. This comprehensive guide aims to demystify the process, offering insights and tips to ensure you make informed choices when procuring location-based services and data. Dive in to unlock the potential of geospatial intelligence for your business. 

Today, in the fiercely competitive world of retail, harnessing the power of location data is no longer just an option, but a necessity for success. Making hyperlocal and contextual decisions has become a crucial factor in setting retailers apart from their competitors.

By tapping into the wealth of geospatial data, companies can unlock valuable insights into customer preferences, behaviors, and patterns. That's why we're excited to present our latest eBook, 'Unleashing the Power of Geospatial Data for Retailers'. In this comprehensive guide, we'll take you on a journey through the significance of these data types, and the numerous use cases that can empower retailers to flourish and thrive.

Researchers have been utilizing location data to produce actionable intelligence that allows governments to save and improve the quality of citizens’ lives. Mobility-based studies continue to gain traction in academia and are being leveraged to unearth the hidden effects of various urban issues. One such problem is traffic congestion.  
 
As the size of the global population increases, so does vehicle ownership. As a result, traffic congestion is only going to get worse with time. Policymakers must have a thorough understanding of the true impact of traffic jams so that they can undertake suitable interventions to address them.  
 
Minoru Higa, a scholar from Simon Fraser – one of Canada’s leading research universities – used Quadrant’s mobile location data to determine if traffic congestion influenced the time people spent at work. This is a unique research focus that has not been explored in existing studies. Here, we discuss how they utilized our data alongside other third-party data to answer this question. 

Recently, we hosted an insightful webinar in collaboration with getchee, showcasing the transformative power of location data in addressing retail industry challenges. This highly informative session attracted industry leaders and enthusiasts alike, all keen to explore the potential of location data. 

Earlier this year, we announced that Quadrant had successfully amassed over 1 million Points-of-Interest (POI) using Geolancer, our cutting-edge data collection and verification platform. At the time, our mapping initiatives were gathering a lot of steam as we rapidly scaled our operations to fulfill the soaring demand for accurate and bespoke POI datasets. In line with our projections, this demand has surged even further, prompting us to accelerate our global mapping efforts.  

We are thrilled to share that we have now reached the 2 million POI mark!  

Here, we discuss some recent mapping projects, why Geolancer is so effective for real-world data collection, and how it will evolve to support a wider range of use cases.