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Last Updated: August 18, 2023

Gale Business: DemographicsNow- Downloading and Uploading Geographies

This tutorial will show you how to use Gale Business: DemographicsNow's download and upload features to retain geographies created in the Maps section.

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Gale Business: DemographicsNow allows

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you to both download and upload geographies

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into its map section, which is a great

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way to work on them throughout multiple sessions

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to access this feature. Navigate to the map

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section in the toolbar.

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You have the option to enter a geography

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using the geography tool at the top of the page,

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visualize your target area. This

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can be a specific state city or

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other area of interest,

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customize your view to ensure you are including

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every point of interest.

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Once your geography is loaded onto the map,

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expand the download geography section

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and download using the SHP

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Esri as zip format.

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Keep this file zipped to upload

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it back into the system at a later time

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to upload a save geography, select

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the upload geography, drop down and

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choose the SHP ESRI

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as zip file.

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When the file name appears in the window, select

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the circle next to the name and select

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the make geography button.
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