Advantage Alabama User Manual
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1. means the field is available for Industrial Buildings C means the field is available for Commercial Buildings and B means the field is available for Incubator Buildings Required fields are indicated are shaded with bold text 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual 17 Field The identification number that database uses to store data This may not be visible as it is auto computed by the system and is not editable by any user This is the official name of the building and what will be used to search for Building Name ele Description the building Use the full name of the building The physical address of the building usually sticking to the address and SUE TS CE street name Try not to use abbreviations l C B Additional Address Any additional information for the address such as Suite 101 l C B Nearest Incorporated Cit This is the closest city the company is located near or in l C B Within City Limits If the company is located within the city limits check yes LI C B Zip The five digit zip code locating in the mailing address of the building l C B County The county the building is located in Use the get button located to the right of these two fields to get the GPS C Latitude Longitude coordinates of the building Note You must enter a valid address and city for this to accurately select the coordinates Located in Industrial Pa2. 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual 13 y EDPA 4 2 0 SECTION OVERVIEWS 2 1 Buildings There are three types of buildings to choose from while searching e Industrial e Commercial e Incubator 2 1 1 Searching for a Building To perform a search for a building go to the Buildings tab located in the search panel By default this tab is already active Buildings Tab Search for a specific type of building tee Search for words that make up any aspect of the name of the building Both characters and numerical values ID Search for the database identifier Numerical value Search for a keyword identified by the building Search by county the building resides in You can also select a county using the county selection tool Acreage Search for the minimum and or maximum number of aces the building sites on Numerical value Search for the minimum and or maximum square footage the building has to offer Numerical Square Footage Value Eave Height Search for the minimum and or maximum height of the building s eave struts Numerical value Ceiling Height Search for the minimum and or maximum height of the building Numerical value Search for the minimum and or maximum number of truck docks the building has to offer Truck Ducks Numerical value Spec Building Onl Limit results to only speculative buildings Building Expandable Onl Limit results to only buildings that are expandable Contains Cranes
3. Layers include e Transportation o Airports interstates highways railroads and navigable waterways e Education o Post secondary education providers Automotive Suppliers Automotive OEMs City boundaries Urban areas Metropolitan Statistical Areas Counties To hide the layers panel click the layer control button 6 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual 4 V BackGround 4 V BackGround 4 V BackGround Transportation 4 Transportation A Transportation ommercial Airport Serra Airport _ Commercial Airport International Airport International Airport Interstates Interstates International Airport V Four Lane Divided Highways V Four Lane Divided Highways Four Lane Highways Y Four Lane Highways v Four Lane Divided Highways Rail Lines Rail Lines v Four Lane Highways Navigable Waterways _ Navigable Waterways Rail Lines Education Education Navigable Waterways Active layer Inactive layer Expanded layer City urban and MSA Boundaries are identified by colors on the map once they are enabled The colors for each are as follows City Boundaries Urban Areas Anniston Oxford Auburn Opelika Birmingham Columbus Daphne Fairhope Foley Decatur Florence Muscle Shoals Gadsden Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa 1 4 4 Icons As you go around the site you will notice a variety of icons that appear on the map At any time you can see the meaning of the icons by clicking the layer icon to enable
4. 3 1 Adding a New Building Before adding a new building to the database ensure it fits the criteria 3 1 1 Criteria Qualifying Industrial Buildings In general buildings listed on the database are required to be e a minimum of 5 000 sq ft in good or better condition suitable for industrial use currently available for lease or sale photographed where images are available Qualifying Commercial Buildings In general buildings listed on the database are required to be e a minimum of 20 000 sq ft suitable for HQ or back office space equipped with utilities currently available for lease or sale photographed where images are available Qualifying Call Data Center Buildings In general buildings listed on the database are required to be e aminimum of 5 000 square feet suitable for HQ or back office space currently available for lease or sale equipped with utilities with an exception of gas photographed where images are available 3 1 2 Process From the user action panel click either Add Industrial Building Add Commercial Building or Add Incubator Building Once you click one a pop up will appear walking allowing you to enter an enormous amount of information for this new building Fill out as much information as possible for the new building Some fields are not necessary depending on the type of building you want to create Reference the columns on the left for what is available data I
5. and the other two are free for images pertaining to the Incubator 6 2 3 Adding an Incubator Tenant Field Description This is the official name of the company street name Try not using abbreviations The five digital zip code that appears on the mailing address The county the company is located Use the get button located to the right of these two fields to get the GPS coordinates Latitude Longitude of the company Note You must enter a valid address and city for this to accurately select the coordinates Marketing Text List any marketing information for the company This is the primary text that will appear in the company s profile The incubator will fill out the tenant profiles 6 0 Adding Additional Content Advantage Alabama User Manual 27 y EDPA 4 7 0 MOBILE SITE A mobile version of the site is available for smart phone Alabama Interactive and iPad users Upon accessing the site with one of these Search Login devices the mobile version should automatically appear If for some reason it doesn t add mobile htm to the URL Much of the functionally is the same with the mobile version of the style as the biggest difference is the appearance of the site 7 1 0 Navigation On the top of the site is the navigation bar where the main ac NE a controls of the site rest Higa Creve 7 1 1 Search Default view of mobile site Searching parameters are the same in the mobile version an
6. o At least 512 MB of RAM o Internet Browser Firefox version 12 or higher or Safari version 4 or higher Advantage Alabama has not been tested with Windows XP or earlier versions of Windows It is not recommended to use any version of Windows earlier than Windows Vista 1 2 Accessing Advantage Alabama To access Advantage Alabama go to advantagealabama com 1 3 Installing Silverlight Microsoft Silverlight is a free application framework developed by Microsoft Corporation for creating Internet applications Numerous sites across the web use Microsoft Silverlight Advantage Alabama requires Microsoft Silverlight to be installed on the end user s machine to use the features of the site Note If Microsoft Silverlight is not installed you will see this message upon accessing the site To view this c Upon accessing the site for the first time depending on your o current system configuration you may need to install Microsoft Y Silverlig Silverlight This process to install Microsoft Silverlight is easy Click now to install e Click the blue box that appears in the browser window ee EEN e Click install for Windows or Macintosh depending on your Operating system to launch an installer You can either save the installer to your computer or just run it without saving e Ifa security warning appears select run the file Installing the plugin should take about a minute it may take longer depending on your system On
7. Adjust your settings and worst case just set your camera to auto Focus Using the focus settings on your camera ensure that the building itself 1s in focus Appendix B Photographing tips Advantage Alabama User Manual 35 APPENDIX C Paint the quick and free program to crop and size images There are many image editing programs out in the computer world but if you are at a loss for a quick cropping sizing image program there is the old standby Paint found in all Microsoft systems Open Paint located in the Accessories folder Lo Accessories la Calculator Home View EX Command Prompt I Crog 7AA A NVOOOGA 4 Outin E E i i HHH T 23 Connect to a Network Projector ES J Resize ES KO OOD at Be Fil ae L a Ll B m E Le amp Connect to a Projector Th Rotate PAR n G vw uxOOD ee JE a colors a Getting Started Clipboard Image Tools Shapes Colors A Math Input Panel a Notepad a Hf Paint L Remote Desktop Connection 13 Run R Snipping Tool L Sound Recorder I Sticky Notes Sync Center cal Windows Explorer A WordPad de Ease of Access de System Tools de Tablet PC 7 Windows PowerShell 4 Back To Crop Steps to crop Click the Select button in the top menu bar Lasso the area you want to keep 3 Click the now activated Crop button and the unwanted area is deleted rk AdvantageSite jpg Paint SMODOAA outine f i o
8. Onl Limit results to only buildings that have cranes Limit results to only buildings with the specified rail access and content above If you choose to Rail Status view buildings with rail access 500 ft and closer this will limit results to that plus any buildings with adjacent tracks rail sours and with tracks near the building Limiting to 1 mile will return buildings within a mile and everything else closer as well Miles from Airport 14 2 0 Section Overviews Advantage Alabama User Manual 2 2 Sites There are four types of sites you can search e Industrial e Office e Research e Non Designated Within each type you can limit searches to AdvantageSites The Alabama AdvantageSite program confirms that documentation critical to the site selection process is ready for prospective industry This is a voluntary program that allows communities to demonstrate that due diligence has been done on the designated site However this does not imply that other properties in the state E b d do not meet the same criteria designated sites have Y e e y a avantagesite simply undergone a vetting process to show that a A V CI MAJS A important information is readily available Prat Alabama recognizes that site location decisions require detailed information and shorter deadlines The EDPA economic development team knows that companies seeking to locate a new facility are allowing less time for site selection site development a
9. abbreviations Additional Address Use this field for any additional address information such as Suite Nearest Incorporated Cit This is the closest city the company is located near or in Within City Limits If the company is located within the city limits check yes The five digital zip code that appears on the mailing address The county the company is located Use the get button located to the right of these two fields to get the GPS coordinates Latitude Longitude of the company Note You must enter a valid address and city for this to accurately select the coordinates 26 6 0 Adding Additional Content Advantage Alabama User Manual Field Description Located in Metro Area lf this company located in a metro area select yes Identify all the sectors that the incubator serves customer base List all the current tenants in the building To add use the button and to remove Current Tenants rer ES select it in the list and select the button Marketing Text List any marketing information for the company This is the primary text that will appear in the company s profile Note Not all users may have the privilege level to add or edit an incubator Some users may only be able to add or edit incubators in an assigned county Contact an administrator for more details on this 6 2 1 Photo Requirements There will be three images that will be used on the Incubator profile One image must be the logo
10. no Date quoted Indicate when those prices were quoted Add any additional information about the price Additional Information Indicate what the area surrounding the building has to offer such as shopping malls Area Amenities parks and greenways sports fields etc Current Park Tenants Other tenants in the park y Indicate who should be contacted for inquiries regarding this site General Comments If you have any additional comments use this section Once all the information you can provide is entered click save To verify the site is saved your username should appear in the last updated section Click exit to close the window when you are finished making edits Note Your site will require approval before it appears on the map 4 0 EDITING BUILDINGS AND SITES There are several ways to edit an existing building and site or to make edits to your new buildings and sites Via Profile Directly edits a property you have searched Property Edit List Lists all properties that are on the map approved properties Partial Saves Lists all properties not yet on the map unapproved properties To edit a building or site on the map select 1t and open its profile From there scroll to the bottom and click edit The edit window will appear and load the data for you to modify 4 1 Property Edit List To view all the buildings in a quick easy to manage way use the property edit list located in th
11. people work within this building l ofCranes Indicate how many cranes are available for loading and unloading l Cranes Cap Largest Indicate the largest cap required for the cranes l Cranes Feet Under Hook Indicate the number of feet available under the hook of the cranes C Loading Dock Indicate whether or not there are loading docks available at this building l B Truck Dock Levels Indicate the total number of truck dock levels available to the building l B Truck Dock Driveln Indicate the total number of drive in truck docks that the building has C of Elevators Indicate the number of elevators that are in use within the building C _ Office Classification Indicate the classification of the office building 1 fC B Year Built Specify the year in which the building was bull pB Last Expansion Remodel Indicate the last year in which the building was either remodeled or expanded A C Multi Tenant Indicate whether or not multiple tenants can or do use the building Indicate whether or not there is a refrigerated area located in or outside of Refrigerated Area the building A refrigerated area is considered to be an area with a cooling unit that is maintained at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below l USDA Approved Indicate whether or not the building is approved bythe USDA C PlugandPlay Indicate whether or not the space is equipped w
12. the layer panel where all the icons are listed and explained o o Buildings Sites Incubators and Partners H Commercial Airport Rail Lines International Airport Navigable Waterways Interstate E Engineering Colleges Four Lane Divided Highway E Research Facilities Four Land Highway There are a variety of automotive suppliers that you can turn on in the map Enable the layers panel and click the arrow next to automotive suppliers to view the icons for each 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual 7 y EDPA 4 1 4 5 Maps and Satellite Imagery There are four options to view the map You may want to change options e Streets Basic street map based on data by Open Street Maps default view e Topo Detailed topography map e USGS Quad Detailed map provided by the U S Geological Survey e Imagery High resolution satellite imagery Streets USGS Quad Imagery 1 5 Searching To the left of the site 1s the search panel where you can perform a search in several different areas for different kinds of properties You can search for e Buildings e Sites e Partners e Incubators To perform a search select which area you want to search in and click search at the bottom of the window Reset clears the map extends it and resets all inputted data so you can begin a new search To find all the content within a section leave all fields empty and click search All records from
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14. EDPA Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Advantage Alabama User Manual This page intentionally left blank To view this document as it would be seen as a printed document click View gt Two Pages When printing select custom range and print pages 1 3 33 and select Print Both Sides y EDPA Advantage Alabama User Manual Printed in the United States of America Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh is either a registered trademark or trademark of Apple Inc in the United States and or other countries All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Information in this document is subject to change without notice TABLE OF CONTENTS MONEE OCC one a T E T T A 5 PAO E DPA e E E EE 5 CCUG Sar E a iii 4 LLS y Ste PPP ee A 4 12 Accessing Advantage Alabamas uri 4 to aS CNT AA A T 4 14 Layoutand TOO Suena E E E A E AT J 141 Zoomin and Panni aria 6 eset De ARC MIN Dy AU BS eee E E ocean 6 MS MY CMe E PU E A O T 6 Dg COIN a 5 ES O PE oegeueceeeere 7 1 4 5 Maps and Satellite Imagery ooooooonncnnnncncnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnninnnnnnnnns 8 De AN AA in e e o CO ERA 8 1 31 County CCIE Y SC AUC MOS seso dret otto 8 De Po tol ASE CSC ANC INC space puenntacoincieanedectusonncontonancveradtc
15. an area where Within Favored Geographic Area companies can take advantage of the Capital Investment Tax Credit for Within Renewal Community locating in a less developed area Indicate whether or not this building is located in an area where federal tax incentives are available for businesses located within General Building Data C B Total Size In square feet calculate the overall size of the building a a E na eaa aTa otal Available future tenants D eem ll a An of Buildings List how many buildings are available on the property List how many floors are inside the building if there is more than one of Floors building use the largest building for the floor count Sauata Feet ner Floor Approximate how much floor space is available Calculate the average q P square feet if the floors are different shapes and sizes 18 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual r EDPA P In square feet indicate how large the contiguous area is What is the C Largest Contiguous Space a largest area that isn t broken up C Additional Available Indicate whether or not additional space is available BE Largest Production Area In square feet indicate how large the largest area the building has for production l Office Area In square feet indicate how large of an office area the building has l C Building Expandable If the building can be added on t
16. arrow keys to pan e Zoom In Double click map or Scroll up with your mouse s scroll wheel e Zoom Out Scroll down with your mouse s scroll wheel e Pan Click with your left mouse button and move around If you zoomed in too far click the Zoom Extends icon which is located on the left side of the map in the map controls to zoom back out to display Alabama in full 1 4 2 Searching by Address To auto zoom to a specific address on the map use the search by address feature C located in the header to the right of the logo Types in a street address followed by the city to quickly find the location on the map You can also search for a city to Zoom Extends zoom to that city acon If the address is accurate the map will zoom down to street level with the center point being the location of the address you entered You can then zoom out and pan to see the area around the address Once you are done you can use the zoom extends button to zoom out 1 4 3 Layers The Layer icon located to the right of the search by address feature in the header gives you access to multiple layers of information to enable and disable Click the icon to open the panel which will appear on the right side of the site Using the arrows to the right of the sections you can collapse and expand to show OR TACON and hide additional information regarding that layer Using the checkboxes you can turn on and off layers on the map
17. ce installed close and re launch your browser You may need to restart your system to complete the installation Visit microsoft com silverlight to manually install view system requirements and access additional help on installing the plugin 4 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual 1 4 Layout and Tools Upon accessing Advantage Alabama for the first time you will see the default interface and _Incubators Buildings Type Name p A 1 FAN Y deis Not ified H t Spec ATI ee gt se lt Search ff Reset Default view upon accessing Advantage Alabama map At the top of the site is the A header The header is home to the site s logo and various features including 1 Search by Address 2 Layer Controls 3 Login 4 User Action Panel To the left of the window is the B search panel which is used to perform search queries to locate buildings sites partners and incubators The search panel is the hub of the site In the main window are the C map D map controls and E map options 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual so y EDPA 4 1 4 1 Zooming and Panning Double click on the map to zoom in to that point You can also use your mouse s scroll wheel or press the key on your number pad Scroll out or press the key on your number pad to zoom out Click and drag with your left mouse button or use the
18. d the desktop version Click the search icon to access the search panel which will appear on the left side of the GRIT sites incubators Partners screen where you can search for properties For details on i performing searches refer to pages 14 16 Industrial Because with mobile device smaller screens are normal some aspects of the search parameters are hidden by default but can be modified If you want more specific searches click the More Search Options link Not Specified Click the search button on the bottom left of the screen to perform your search All the properties will fill in the map Net Specited and a search summary will appear on the bottom of the Search search From that summary you can narrow down your Reset search Search Again view all the properties that match your results View Results or cancel and restart your search Reset View of mobile site with search panel open To view the results of your search click the View Results button in the summary A sortable table appears with all the results Click the property s name to view its profile or click the county name to view details about the county the property is located in 7 1 2 Login Logout Click login to access user specify functionally of the site 7 1 3 Add Logged in Users Only This button is only visible for users who are logged in to the system From this menu can you add a new building profile partn
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20. e changes e Click Ok to close Internet Options In Mozilla Firefox e Click the Firefox menu gt Options e Go to the privacy section and select Remember History e Click Apply to save changes and Ok to close the options In Google Chrome e Click the Chrome menu icon gt Settings e Near the bottom of the page click Show advanced settings e In the privacy section click Content Settings e Make sure Allow local data to be set and click Done You are now ready to save and view your favorite properties You may need to reset your browser 34 Appendix A Enabling Cookies Advantage Alabama User Manual APPENDIX B PHOTOGRAPHING TIPS For better results when photographing industrial buildings follow these tips Shot at an angle Instead of taking a straight on photo take the picture at an angle to give the building more dimension and character Lighting is importance When taking a photograph outside the building ensure there is good nature light from the sun Don t take a picture on a cloudy or overcast day Turning off the flash while outdoors might be best Understand composition Use the rule of thirds for more interesting photographs Basically divide your photo into nine squares 3x3 The building should lie along one of the lines that make up the squares Check your exposure You don t want to over or under exposure your photos A photo that looks too dark or light is bad
21. e user action panel The property edit list lists all approved buildings and sites in the database Once loaded it will list all buildings and sites active and inactive to edit Locate a building from the list and double click to open the profile Once the profile is open scroll down to the bottom and click edit The edit building window will appear and load the data for you to modify After you are finish editing the building click save and a confirmation dialog will appear to verify changes 4 2 Partial Saves The partial saves list lists all the property buildings or sites you have created in the database This 1s a convenient way to check your properties or to add new information that wasn t available to you when you first created the property Note Not all users may have the privilege level to edit all buildings Some users may only be able to edit buildings in an assigned county ies Contact the administrator for more details on this 24 4 0 Editing Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual r EDPA aj 5 0 UPLOADING IMAGES AND ATTACHMENTS You can also upload up to five attachments 1 e photos At the bottom of the add edit form click the button upload attachments For the main photo click choose file Browse to the location of the photo and click open continue this for up to five and once you are done click ok 5 1 Upload Guidelines Ensure you are uploading onl
22. er or site Adding these properties is the same as the desktop 28 7 0 Mobile site Advantage Alabama User Manual r EDPA aj version and for information on requirements and what each item means see pagel7 22 for buildings and sites and pages 26 27 for incubators and partners 7 1 4 View On the far right side of the navigation bar is the view button Clicking this button will open a panel to the right side of the screen where you can modify the display of the map by switching between different maps and satellite imagery For more information on the different maps available see page 8 From within this menu you can turn on and off a variety of layers provided by EDPA For information on the layers and what information they present see page 6 7 2 0 Viewing Properties To find a property search for one and click View Results and then click the property From there the property s profile is visible to you The property profile will be detailed information regarding said property On the profile page click the back button on the left side of the navigation bar to return to the map To the right side of the navigation bar is the Options menu click this to access the available photos of the selected properties 7 3 0 Adding Properties Adding a property via the mobile interface is similar to that of the desktop version of the site except that some content 1s unavailable to make the process easier To add a pr
23. es indicate the size of the main pipe the site has access to Sewer Provider Indicate the provider of sewer services Indicate the location of the closest sewer line or whether or not there is already an existing hook up to the building Size of Main inches In inches indicate the size of the main pipe the site has access to Electricity 1 Provider Indicate the primary provider of electricity Indicate the location of the closest electricity line or whether or not there is already an existing hook up to the site Electricity 2 Provider Indicate the alternate provider of electricity Indicate the location of the closest alternate electricity line or whether or not there is Status ae already an existing hook up to the site Distribution Transmission Telecommunication Transportation Indicate the closest interstate highways You can select up to three interstates We recommend you pick the closest primary interstate no matter the distance Indicate in miles how far away the interstate highways are Note an interstate may Distance to on ramp appear closer than it actually is indicate the distance it will take to travel to the exit Federal Highwa Indicate in miles how far away are the federal highways You should indicate what the travel distance is not the geographic distance Four Lane Indicate whether or not the highway at least four lanes two lanes in each direction Alabama Highwa Select the closest state hig
24. he property include those as well Always include both the closest commercial airport and the closest municipal airport no matter the distance This will affect search results when users search for miles from airport 9 0 Styling and Formatting Guide Advantage Alabama User Manual 31 y EDPA A 10 0 INDEX About EDPA cccccsssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 5 Account Management creating an account coooocncnnccncnnnnincnnnnnnnnnos 13 AA E A E 13 Adding Content DUO S ee E 17 TMC ALONG AA 26 PACINO S E EE E T 26 BCS E EE 22 AIC 010 01 INS ORO COOOA COn A 25 Buildings AS oeoa nora 17 Searching A 14 Editing Content ooooonnnnnnncccncnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 24 Favorites A 1 E AEP EEE E E E ATOT 12 A nies unehaaes 12 Incubators CTC AUIS A 26 SA 16 Installing Silverlight occcccccn mmmoo 4 Layout and Tools EA AE Po O TE 6 Map OpPUONS oidor rasos 8 partial SAV CS vcccdesasescteacrensiescovecesacionieenss 24 property cdit LWSlsvsesevccnscussteasensnccssnnsovenors 24 search SUMMALY coccccccnnnnnnccncnnnnnnnnnninnnnnss 10 searching by address oocccccccccconommo m o 6 user action panel oocccccccnnononncncnnnnnnnnnnnos 5 ZOOMING and PANNING cceeeeeeceeeeeeeees 6 MODE SMS eria 28 Partners creating NOW cceeeeeeeeccccceceeeeeessseeeeees 26 Searching 16 522 sctneatonescasesaernanecan menace 16 PDFs SAVING and PrIOtIN8 ooocccccncccnnnnnnnnnnnn
25. hways Indicate in miles how far away are the state highways You should indicate what the travel distance is not the geographic distance Four Lane Indicate whether or not the highway at least four lanes two lanes in each direction lf a railroad is available at the site of the building indicate the rail provider There are two options in case there are two providers Interstate Highway Rail Service Indicate the status of the rail road whether is runs into the building whether there is a spur available or an adjacent track or how close it is to the building itself within 500 1500 or 3000 feet or within a mile ndicate the closet navigable waterway ndicate the site s distance to a dock that is located on said waterway ndicate the closest commercial airport and how far away it is from the site ndicate the closest municipal airport and how far away it is from the site Track Status Track Status Nearest Navigable Waterwa Dock Facilit Nearest Commercial Air Service Nearest Municipal Airport Price 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual 23 EDPA 4 Sale Price lf the site is for sale indicate the price either per square feet or the total price If the site is available for renting indicate the base rent either total price or price per Land Lease square feet Is the price negotiable Indicate whether or not that price is negotiable If it is a fixed price select
26. in 1991 by business leaders who shared a vision of an Alabama that could compete on a global stage for major economic development projects For 23 years EDPA has been a catalyst for economic development in Alabama and is just as committed today The private non profit Partnership contributed to some of Alabama s greatest economic development successes such as landing Mercedes Benz Honda Hyundai Boeing and Airbus EDPA works diligently to help the state gain the competitive edge in companies seeking new operations or grow the ones already here by coordinating private industry business resources to complement Alabama s public efforts EDPA brings those resources to fill a vital role by marketing and promoting Alabama as a business location by providing research and analysis to companies and consultants that are actively searching for an industrial site and encouraging innovation within existing industry and through the commercialization of new technologies y EDPA 4 1 0 GETTING STARTED 1 1 System Requirements The bare minimum system requirements to use Advantage Alabama are as follows e Windows Vista 7 or 8 o 1 6 gigahertz GHz or higher processor o Atleast 512 MB of RAM o Internet Browser Internet Explorer version 8 or later Google Chrome version 2 or later recommended or Mozilla Firefox version 3 or later o Screen resolution of at least 1024x768 e Macintosh o Intel Core Duo 1 83 gigahertz GHz or higher processor
27. in an area where companies can take advantage of the lower employment and investment thresholds for the Capital Investment Tax Credit by being in a Favored Geographic Area Indicate how many acres total the site is Street Address Latitude Longitude Type of Site Park Name Within Enterprise Zone Within Favored Geographic Area General Site Data Total Acreage Available Acreage Additional Available Largest Contiguous Smallest Tract Protective Covenants Environmental Data Preliminary Geotechnical Report Preliminary Wetlands Assessment Ecological Review Cultural Historical Review 22 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual Topography Indicate what the land is on the site whether it is flat hilly rolling or slight rolling Previous Use Indicate what the area was previously zoned or used for Use Description Describe what that area previous was Utilities Natural Gas Provider Indicate the location of the closest natural gas line or whether or not there is already an existing hook up to the site Size of Main inches In inches indicate the size of the main pipe the site has access to Size of Main PSI Indicate the number of PSI that is provided through the connected pipe Water Provider Indicate the provider of water Indicate the location of the closest water line or whether or not there is already an existing hook up to the site Size of Main inches In inch
28. ith telephone and data A C Seats Indicate the number of seats available in the building C Raised Floor Indicate whether or not the building has raised floors 1 fC Sprinklers Indicate whether or not the building has a sprinkler system installed Indicate whether or not the building has any security features If it does C Security Features list them in the key building features located under Additional Information Bay Spacing Length Bay Spacing Width 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual 19 g Primary Construction Material Using the options available indicate which material was primary used in the construction of the building Secondary Construction Material Using the options available select the secondary material used in the construction of the building Zoning Indicate what the building is currently zoned 222 Utilities Status Indicate the location of the closest natural gas line or whether there is already an existing hooked up to the building Indicate the provider of water Status Indicate the location of the closest water line or whether there is already an existing hooked up to the building Indicate the provider of sewer services a status Indicate the location of the closest sewer line or whether there is already an existing hooked up to the building l Size of Main inches In inches indicate the size of the main pipe l C Elect
29. j Ope jee Records 0 esa View Favorites 7 gt eG View Property 7 hari u Gar Curre Fesaaron Park bibra hn Click the Public Users Logged in Users Select property User Action Panel View Favorites View Favorites Mapping your favorites You can quickly add favorites back to the map To do this go to the User Action Panel and select view favorites Click the favorites you wish to add to the map and click Add to Map The properties will then be added to the map 12 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual F EDPA aj E Mailing your favorites You can e mail a list of your favorites to yourself or others To do this click View Favorites from the User Action Panel and select the favorites you wish to e mail Once they are selected click e mail favorites This will open Microsoft Outlook or your default e mail program where you can then e mail the list to anyone Your favorites may vary depending on whether or not you are logged in as they are stored differently If you added an item to your favorites when you are logged in remember to log in again to view that item If you are not logged in when you added an item to your favorites make sure you are not logged in when you go to view your favorites This is to ensure that public users are able to have the ability to use the favorites system Note Saving favorites while not logged in requires cookies to be enabled in your browser By default on most b
30. nd project construction To meet the needs of industry Alabama s economic development community is working to designate an inventory of industrial sites with sufficient site documentation for accurate timely project evaluation 2 2 1 Searching for a Site To perform a site search activate the Sites tab Sites Tab Search for a specific type of site Naps Search for words that make up any aspect of the name of the site Both characters and numerical values ID Search for the database identifier Numerical value 22222 Industrial Parks Only Limit results to only Industrial Parks AdvantageSite Onl Limit results to only AdvantageSites Limit results to only sites with the specified rail access and content above If you choose to view sites with rail access 500 ft and closer this will limit results to that plus any sites with adjacent tracks rail Rail Status pe Tape ie spurs and tracks on the site Limiting to 1 mile will return sites within a mile and everything else closer as well Limit results to only sites with the specified waterway access Miles from Interstate Limits results to buildings this many miles from an interstate Miles from Four Lane Limits results to building this many miles from a four lane highway 2 0 Section Overviews Advantage Alabama User Manual 15 y EDPA 4 2 3 Partners The existence of EDPA and Advantage Alabama is due to the support of EDPA s Corporate Partners These Partne
31. nput field for the number of miles you want the ed radius to be enter a number then click the icon and select a point on the map This tool r will search for the criteria that falls within the radius Specify the radius Click to activate Click spot on map Properties will appear 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual 9 y EDPA 4 1 5 3 Search Summary Once you perform a search all properties that match your search criteria are displayed on the map and in the search summary This summary appears at the bottom of the window From the search summary important information about the items is displayed in a sortable table Double click any item listed in the table to open up that item s profile to view all the information available Also from the search summary depending on the type of search you performed you can create a printable PDF and add results to your favorites Depending on the type of search the summary varies but certain features remain constant O and drop columns here ID Name County City 481 results returned 4 ente PDF Add to Fa Sortable columns Double click name to open profile Clickable links to county profiles Quick searching type to narrow down results even more Export Results to a spreadsheet Create a PDF report sites and buildings only Add properties to favorites sites and buildings only Drag and down to filter results Drag the County column to this a
32. o add a new site click add site located in the user action panel Once you click this a pop up will appear allowing you to enter an enormous amount of information for this new site Fill out as much information as possible for the new site Required items are shaded darker Description The identification number that that database uses to store data This may not be visible as it is auto computed by the system and is not editable by any user This is the official name of the site and what will be used to search for the site Use the full name of the site The physical address of the site Try not to use abbreviations Additional Address Any additional information for the address such as Suite Nearest Incorporated Cit This is the closest city the site is located near or in Within City Limits If the site is located within the city limits check yes Zip Code The five digit zip code that the site is located Count The county the site is located Use the get button located to the right of these two fields to get the GPS coordinates of the company Note You must enter a valid address and city for this to accurately select the coordinates Indicate what the site is whether it is used of offices research or industrial use Or whether or not it is non designated Indicate whether or not this site is located in an area that has policies in place which encourage economic growth Indicate whether or not this site is located
33. o e 906560 E vac a L B m m PZA ee 1 AOR x E ll Shapes Colors colors View e r i Cut MAA errar coo d N rs A A EBI Copy A ir q Paste elec FP s Clipboard Image Tools WwW pa AAA IA RD Rep APPENDIX C To Shrink Steps to shrink Click the resize button 2 Chose 640 pixels by 480 pixels or close as possible Click OK NS 2ODODA A Outline ae sh KOSOR a fos Fill yy Ee E SET Clipboard Image Took i Shapes Paste T Percentage Horizontal E Vertical Y Maintain aspect ratio Skew Degrees A F Horizontal f Vertical To Save Save as PNG Se h anges Sav ale dit hi d use it on your io oro To save Click the File button 2 save as JPEG BMP picture a a and use it on your computer Print gt J GIF pams gt Save a simple drawing with lower quality and use it in e mail or on the web Other formats Open the Save As dialog box to select from all possible file types pa Send in e mail Set as desktop background gt Properties Qa About Paint
34. o or expandable then select yes l C Expandableto Ifthe building is expandable indicate how far it can be expanded l Floorthickness In inches indicate how thick the floors are l fC Total Acreage Indicate the acreages thatthe buildingsets 1 C Additional Available Indicate whether or not there are additional acres available nearby B Parking SC Indicate if there is parking available l Paved Parking Indicate if the parking is or not on pavement lel oeer N a cor select yes Parking garages would be considered covered e pome 0 count spaces that are taken up by dumpsters or unmovable objects l C Ceiling Height Eave C Ceiling Height Maximum In feet indicate the length between the columns from one side of the building to the other In feet indicate the width between the columns that make up the support structure of the building Manufacturing Area A C Indicate whether or not there s air conditioning available in the 3 manufacturing area IC AC Indicate whether or not there s air conditioning available in the building ig Manufacturina Area Heated Indicate whether or not there is a heating unit or units available in the J l manufacturing area C Heated Indicate whether or not there s heating available in the building B Total Clients Indicate how many clients this business has ___ _ B Staff Indicate about how many
35. operty login and then click Add and select the property for which you want to add Refer to pages 17 thru 24 for explanation on the information that can be entered 7 3 1 Types of Data There are several different types of data that can be entered e Mixture of text and numbers displayed as a screen length wide input box e Yes No options displayed as two buttons where the highlighted button is the current choice e Dropdown menu displayed as a screen length wide box with a drop down arrow Click the arrow to view all the available choices and then select a choice to choose it e Numbers displayed as a slider You can manually enter a number using the input box or you can use the slider to pick a number 7 3 2 Saving and Previewing Click the submit button at the bottom of the page to save the property to the database keeping in mind that it will have to be approved before it will appear in search results and on the map Upon saving it you will have the option to preview the profile of the property where you can verify the data If changes need to be made you can click Options gt Edit 7 0 Mobile site Advantage Alabama User Manual 29 y EDPA 4 8 0 TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR The system was not able to log in Please try again e You entered an invalid username and or password o Check your login credentials provided to you as they may have been incorrectly typed and remember that both your username and pa
36. our computer you saved it and double clicking it The PDF will open in Adobe Reader which will allow you to print the generated document NOTE It is unlikely but if a dialog appears Windows can t open this file when you attempt to open your saved PDF you may need to install Adobe Reader on your computer To do so go to get adobe com reader and click install now 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual 11 y EDPA 4 1 7 Favorites Quickly storing and viewing favorites is a great way to save the buildings and sites you like to view at a later time Add to your favorites In the summary select the properties you want to add to favorites singles or control click to select multiples Once you have a property selected click the add to fav button in the lower right hand corner of the summary A confirmation will appear to confirm that the selected properties where added to your favorites memorial iD _ Create POF Ag i anand Show all de Search for a property Select property Add to favorites Confirm View your favorites For both public and logged in users go to the user action panel select view favorites A list of saved sites and buildings will appear where you can then double click to view said property Also from this window you can save a PDF Add Incubator Tenant View F prania Add Partner hodna za i E Count Cry View Partial Saves Merron Pacey Daae iia lt Petite ja
37. providers a Indicate the status of the rail road whether it runs into the building Track Status whether there is a spur available or an adjacent track or how close it is to the building itself within 500 1500 or 3000 feet or within a mile 1 Nearest Navigable Waterwa Indicate the closet navigable waterway l Dock Facility Indicate the building s distance to a dock that is located on said waterway MAS Nearest Commercial Air Service a the closest commercial airport and how far away it is from the Maps Nearest Municipal Airport ae the closest municipal airport and how far away it is from the Price l C Is the building available for lease Indicate whether or not the building is available for renting leasing If the building is available for renting leasing indicate the base rent by C Base Rent either total price or price per square feet l C Is the building available for sale Indicate whether or not the building is available for sale IL C SalesPrice If the building is for sale indicate the price Indicate whether or not the price is negotiable If the price is fixed then 9 J UN ine A select no B Price per Square Feet Indicate the price per square feet l C B Date quoted Indicate the most recent date those prices were quoted l C B Price Commens Addany additional information about the price Additional Information dl C B Contacts Indicate who sho
38. rea to have all results filtered by county This appears for all headings AN Ot ee eS 10 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual EDPA aj 1 6 Saving and printing PDFs As you find the properties you like you can save an Adobe PDF to your desktop with all the information to view and print at a later time There are two ways you can do this via e Search Summary save multiple properties at once e Profile Page save one property at a time Search Summary In the search summary select the property or properties you wish to save and click the create PDF button at the bottom right Right click on the PDF and do a save as Once you locate the location and give it a filename click the save button and a confirmation will appear letting you know that it was successfully saved Profile Page When you find a property you like click it on the map or double click it in the search summary to open its profile page that will give you details about it From there at the bottom of the window there is a button with the label download PDF click it Right click on the PDF and do a save as and you can specify where on your computer you wish to save it and what the filename you want to name it Once you locate the location and give it a filename click the save button and a confirmation will appear letting you know that it was successfully saved Once you save your PDF you can open it by finding the location on y
39. ricity 1 Provider Indicate the primary provider of electricity Indicate the location of the closest electrical line or whether there is already an existing hooked up to the building l Electricity 2 Provider Indicate the alternate provider of electricity Status Indicate the location of the closest alternate electrical line or whether O AL HL PE AH e there is already an existing hooked up to the building l Amperage of Main Indicate the strength of the electric current l Phase SC Indicate the distribution of the electric current l C Service Voltage Indicate the voltage C Service Redundancy Indicate whether or not an emergency power system is available Indicate whether or not a backup generator is installed or available to the C Backup Generator building C Backup Generator Amperage If a generator is available indicate the amperage it provides C Backup Generator Duration If a generator is available indicate how long the generator can run for dl C Telecommunication Identify the provider of telecommunications Indicate whether or not fiber optic cables are ran to the building and is C Fiber Optics available for use l C Telecom Redundancy Indicate whether or not there is a backup telecommunication system Em OC XDSL Indicate whether or not the building is DSL ready B Internet Access Indicate whether or not the building has interne
40. rk If this building is located in an industrial business office or research park select yes If the building is located inside of an industrial business office or Park Name research park list the name of the park ot Located in a Metro Area If this building located in a metro area select yes mB Nearest Metro Area Name lf the company is located in a metro area please enter the name of the metro area m le University College Partnership ae has some sort of partnership with a college or university B University College name If so indicate that college or university Partner with Economic Development If this building is in a partnership with the economic development office Office select yes If this building is a stand alone building and there is only one building 2 Stand Alone Building Aonig Stard Alone Building select yes If it makes up more than one building then select no Select yes if this commercial space is located within an office building Within Office Building This usually means that the entire office building is not available just a section Indicate whether or not this is a speculative building a building that was Is this a spec building aaa oe built with no buyers in mind bie Indicate whether or not this building is located in an area that has policies Within Enterprise Zone in place which encourage economic growth Indicate whether or not this building is located in
41. rowsers cookies are enabled however if you clear your cookies you will lose your favorites To learn how to enable cookies see Appendix A 1 8 Virtual Tours EDPA has partnered with NextStep 360 to offer virtual tours of buildings featured on the EDPA Buildings and Sites database Properties on the database with virtual tours can be identified by the video camera icon to the left of the property listing These HD virtual tours serve as a valuable marketing tool to prospects when partnered with the building data featured in the searchable database For information on adding a virtual tour to your property please contact Greg Blalock at gblalock edpa org or call 205 943 4750 1 9 Creating an Account In order to access parts of the site to add and edit content you need an account To request an account you should contact the EDPA project director Greg Blalock His contact information is listed in the contacts section of this documentation located on page 33 1 10 Logging In Once you have an account you can log in At any time click the login button Admin Log In located between the layers control panel and the user action panel at the top right corner and enter the login credentials provided to you Note Both your username and password are case sensitive 1 10 1 Recovering username password If for some reason you forgot your username and or password you can recover them by contacting the EDPA project director Greg Blalock
42. rs are leading Alabama companies dedicated to supporting economic development in the state 2 3 1 Searching for a Partner To perform a partner search activate the Partners tab Partners Tab Search for a specific partner by name or part of the name Search for keywords identified by a partner 2 4 Incubators Incubators help small start up businesses that need additional resources There are numerous business incubators scattered across the state 2 4 1 Searching for an Incubator To perform an incubator search activate the Incubators tab To search for a building owned or occupied by an incubator access the Buildings tab and select Incubators Tab Search for a specific incubator by name or part of the name Search for keywords identified by an incubator Search for an expertise associated with an incubator Industry Served Limit results to a specific industry served To find tenants search for an incubator and view its profile The Incubator tenants will be listed under the in the Incubator profile and will provide a link to the tenant profile 16 2 0 Section Overviews Advantage Alabama User Manual EDPA aj 3 0 CREATING NEW BUILDINGS AND SITES Once logged in to Advantage Alabama approved editors can start adding content Adding buildings and sites is easy and this section will walk you through this process Note Before adding content please review the Styling amp Formatting Guide located on page 31
43. s 11 Satelite Mater astillas 8 Searching DY AGC SS suecia edo pegas 6 DY COU scree PP 8 DY TOC AMON cic cccccsssnssssanctaseususvedsaananctanseam 9 TOP DULIGINGS ieniceri 14 for INCUDALOTS eriiic 16 TOL PAN ENCES ensinei a 16 TON SIUC PPP E E E 15 Sites creating A ics 22 CACHO Orar raja 15 Styling and Formmating ccccccccnnnnnnccnnnnnns 31 System RequirementS ccccccccnnnoccnnnncnnnnnnnos 4 Technical Support ooccccccccnnnononcnnnnnnncnnnnoo 33 Troubleshooting ccccccccconnoocccnnnnnnnnnnnnos 30 32 10 0 Index Advantage Alabama User Manual 11 0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTACTS Economic Development Partnership of Alabama 500 Beacon Parkway West Birmingham Alabama 35209 USA 205 943 4700 205 943 4799 fax Request Recover an account Greg Blalock Project Director Business Information 205 943 4750 eblalockO edpa org 11 0 Technical Support Contacts Advantage Alabama User Manual 33 y EDPA 4 APPENDIX A ENABLING COOKIES In order to save properties to your favorites as a non logged in user you will need to have cookies enabled in your browser To do so perform the following instructions based on your browser In Internet Explorer e Go to tools gt Internet Options e Go to the privacy tab and click Sites e In the Address of website enter the Advantage Alabama website address and click Allow e Click Ok to close the Sites popup and then click Apply to sav
44. s you see fit but do not capitalize prepositions or articles unless it is the first word Proofread all your content before saving In sections where you are to describe a property or are required to enter large amounts of data it is recommended to type it first in a word processing program such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word to ensure there are no grammar and spelling errors 9 2 Addresses When entering an address do not abbreviate street names Spell out the full words For example instead of 101 Main St use 101 Main Street In some cities roads carry a suffix you can abbreviate those For example instead of 101 Main St SW use 101 Main Street SW 9 3 Images See Uploading Images and Attachment on page 25 9 4 Transportation When specifying how close buildings and sites are to highways and interstates specify the distance to the highway or interstate by miles driven to the nearest access or on ramp In some cases the actual length to an interstate 1s longer than if it was counted geographically such as in cases where a building isn t directly assessable because an exit 1s not close by Always include at least one interstate no matter the distance This will affect search results when users search for miles from interstate We recommend that when specifying a property s distance to an interstate to always indicate the closest primary interstate If auxiliary interstates are available within 50 miles of t
45. ssword is case sensitive e Your login credentials are not active o Your account may have been deactivated or not yet created contact your administrator QUESTION Why can I not load Advantage Alabama e You may not be connected to the internet o Try to access another site such as www aegistg com to see if that site loads If it doesn t you may not be connected to the Internet contact your IT department e Silverlight may not be installed on your system o See Installing Silverlight on page 4 e Your system may not meet the minimum system requirements o See System Requirements on page 4 e The site may be down for maintenance o From time to time the site may need to go through a period of maintenance Try again in about ten minutes QUESTION Why do my images not upload e Wrong file format o Some file formats are not allowed when uploading images see Uploading Images and Attachments on page 25 for more information e File too large o There is a maximum upload size See Uploading Images and Attachments on page 25 for more information 30 8 0 Troubleshooting Advantage Alabama User Manual EDPA aj 9 0 STYLING AND FORMATTING GUIDE To ensure a consistent look in Advantage Alabama please stick to these guidelines when adding or editing content on the site 9 1 General Text Never use all caps Use correct capitalization for all text entered into the database For names of companies and buildings capitalize each word a
46. t access B Redundancy Indicate whether or not this is a backup form of telecommunications BO U Men Indicate whether the building has a DSL T1 or Fiber internet connection Transportation Indicate the closest interstate highways You can select up to three C Interstate Highway interstates We recommend you pick the closest primary interstate no matter the distance 20 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual Indicate in miles how far away the interstate highways are Note an C Distance to on ramp interstate may appear closer than it actually is Indicate the distance it will take to travel to the on ramp C B Federal Highway Select the closest federal highways you can and should choose three ME Indicate in miles how far away are the federal highways You should indicate what the travel distance is not the geographic distance d c B Fourtane Indicate whether or not the highway at least four lanes two lanes in each direction 1 C B Alabama Highwa Select the closest state highways c Indicate in miles how far away are the state highways You should indicate what the travel distance is not the geographic distance Indicate whether or not the highway at least four lanes two lanes in each C Four Lane nee direction If a railroad is available at the site of the building indicate the rail provider Rail Service he There are two options in case there are two
47. the database for the kind of property you have active will appear on the map and in the summary 1 5 1 County Specify Searches Under the Zoom Extends button on the map is the County Select tool that can be Ki used to select a county or counties to narrow down search results to items within that county County Select Tool To use this tool select 1t and then select one or more counties Then click the tool again to deactivate it From here click search to search for all of the properties in the selected counties or you can narrow down your results more To clear your selected counties hit reset or select the tool again and re click the counties S 1 0 Getting Started Advantage Alabama User Manual Click to activate Move over county Click county i Click search 1 5 2 Location Based Searches Using the polygon and radius search tools you can easy find properties in a specify area Each tool works similarly but they are different Polygon Search Use the Polygon Search tool to find all properties in a rectangular area Click the icon to enable it and then draw a rectangle on the map All properties that match Eg your search criteria that are located inside the area will be displayed Click to activate Click spot on the map Drag across the map Properties will appear Radius Search The Radius Search tool performs a search based on a radius of the center point you select To the right of the icon is an i
48. uld be contacted for inquiries regarding this building e B area Ameniies Indicate what the area surrounding the building has to offer such as C Area Amenities shopping malls parks and greenways sports fields etc Indicate features that the building has to offer include security features C Key Building Features information regarding whether or not the building has a fence with gate access energy efficient lighting etc L c B General Comments If you have any additional comments use this section If you don t use this section to sum up the building Once all the information you can provide is entered click save To verify the building is saved your username should appear in the last updated section Click exit to close the window when you are finished making edits You can later go back in and make changes see Editing Sites and Buildings located on page 24 Note Your building will require approval before it appears on the map 3 0 Creating New Buildings and Sites Advantage Alabama User Manual 21 y EDPA 4 3 2 Adding a New Site 3 2 1 Criteria In general sites listed on the database are required to be e at least have 20 available acres established industrial office research parks with fewer 20 available acres may be listed e suitable for industrial or commercial use e currently available for lease or sale e photographed with images of the site boundaries 3 2 2 Process T
49. vantage Alabama User Manual 25 6 0 ADDING ADDITIONAL CONTENT 6 1 Adding a Partner To add a new partner select add partner located under the user action panel Field Description Company Name This is the official name of the company street name Try not using abbreviations Use the get button located to the right of these two fields to get the GPS coordinates Latitude Longitude of the company Note You must enter a valid address and city for this to accurately select the coordinates Number of Employees Primary Company Industry Sectors Marketing Text List any marketing information for the company This is the primary text that will appear in the company s profile Note Not all users may have the privilege level to add or edit a partner Contact an administrator for more details on this 6 1 1 Photo Requirements There will be three images that will be used on the Partner profile One image must be the logo and the other two are free for images pertaining to the partner 6 2 Adding an Incubator This section describes adding an incubator profile To add an incubator tenant see Adding a New Building located on page 17 To add a new incubator select add incubator located under the user action panel Field Description Company Name This is the official name of the company eade This would be the physical address of the company usually sticking to the address and street name Try not using
50. y image files JPG or PNG Crop or resize the images to a width of 640 pixels by a height of 480 pixels or smaller before uploading 5 2 Photo Guidelines All building and site profiles on the database are required to include at least one good quality image total of 4 images plus the placement map For database consistency EDPA provides placement maps for all properties and topographical site boundary maps The location maps will be the last image loaded for the property Buildings All building profiles on the database are required to include at least one image and may have as many as three included on the profile Pictures on the database should reflect the way the facility looks at present Exterior shots aerial and or ground are most important Interior shots and floor plan sketches are also encouraged See Appendix B for photographing tips Sites All site profiles on the database are required to include at least one image and may have two It is important to have an aerial image with site boundaries drawn For industrial parks a master plan drawing or image of the park entrance may be used as a secondary image Be sure that images reflect the acreage indicated on the profile and are kept current Itis not necessary to indicate site names on images however if names are used be sure to use a consistent name on the site profile and accompanying images APPENDIX C How To Crop and Size Images 5 0 Uploading Images and Attachments Ad
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