Smarter Site Selection & Market Intelligence with Site To Do Business

In commercial real estate, access to accurate data and timely insights defines success. For users of Site To Do Business (STDB), those insights transform data into stories that reveal market potential, uncover patterns, and support confident decision-making. Continuing its tradition of innovation, STDB has introduced two significant technology upgrades that raise the bar for commercial real estate analytics: 

• A new AI Support Agent that brings intelligent assistance directly to users within STDB’s homepage and dashboard.
• Major updates to Esri’s Business Analyst Web App (October 2025 release), which power the geospatial intelligence behind STDB’s analytical capabilities. 

Together, these advancements improve how CRE professionals interact with spatial data, streamlining workflows, refining precision, and enhancing decision-making across the industry. 

Meet the New AI Support Agent on STDB 

The newly launched STDB AI Support Agent serves as a virtual guide, offering real-time assistance, data guidance, and platform navigation directly on the homepage and dashboard. 

Whether generating demographic reports, identifying trade areas, or exploring Esri map layers, users can simply ask the agent for step-by-step support. This conversational interface shortens learning curves, boosts efficiency, and ensures users can make the most of STDB’s tools without needing to leave the platform. 

By embedding intelligent help at the point of need, STDB reinforces its mission to make advanced analytics approachable for all CRE professionals, empowering users to focus less on platform navigation and more on data-driven strategy. 

Esri’s October 2025 Business Analyst Update: Five Game-Changing Enhancements 

Esri’s latest release delivers a suite of new capabilities that make the ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App more powerful, visual, and adaptable to commercial real estate workflows.  

Here’s what’s new, and why it matters: 

1. Launch of the New “Nearby Analysis” Workflow 

The headline feature of this update, Nearby Analysis, allows users to map sites alongside surrounding points of interest (POIs) and instantly compare distances, counts, and densities. With new relationship maps and counts-by-color visualization, CRE professionals can analyze competitive landscapes, retail co-tenancy, or amenity proximity faster than ever. For brokers and site selectors, this means unprecedented precision in evaluating how location dynamics influence property performance. 

2. Custom Benchmark Values for Tailored Analysis 

Gone are the days of relying only on mean or median benchmarks. The new Custom Benchmark capability enables users to set their own performance thresholds or demographic targets—ideal for custom market goals, investor pitches, or regional growth comparisons. This flexibility makes benchmarking far more relevant for real-world investment and site selection strategies. 

3. In-App Credit Estimation for Transparent Cost Planning 

Esri has also introduced in-app credit estimation, allowing users to calculate credit consumption before running analyses or exporting reports. This transparency supports better budgeting and project planning, helping teams allocate resources with confidence and avoid unexpected costs. 

4. Featured Living Atlas Content and Updated Global Data 

The refreshed Living Atlas now features curated datasets with enhanced metadata summaries, including 2025 demographic data from Michael Bauer Research covering 70+ countries, updated POI data for North America, India, and Puerto Rico, and historical U.S. traffic datasets from Kalibrate. These global updates mean richer, more current spatial insights, empowering CRE professionals with the most comprehensive demographic and mobility intelligence available. 

5. Enhanced Visualization and Reporting Tools 

The October update also advances Esri’s visualization and accessibility standards. Improved histograms now offer bar and density chart styles with outlier detection; new infographic templates enhance reporting for U.S., Canada, and global users; and upgraded W3C-compliant accessibility ensures inclusivity in presentation and sharing. 
 For users of STDB, this translates to clearer, more professional visual outputs that can strengthen client reports and investment proposals. 

 The Power of Integration: STDB + Esri = Actionable Intelligence 

STDB’s AI Support Agent and Esri’s new capabilities work together to help commercial real estate professionals move from data to decision faster. The AI assistant improves usability and support, while the Esri enhancements deepen analytical power, making it easier to visualize, quantify, and communicate site-level intelligence. 

Experience the new AI Support Agent and explore Esri’s October 2025 Business Analyst updates on www.stdb.com. Log into your STDB account and try them today.