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Discover What’s New in MapInfo Pro v2023
Patrick Dubé|September 15, 2023
Explore the latest enhancements and enduring advantages of MapInfo Pro, whether you’re a long-time user or new to mapping solutions. Dive into this article for valuable insights.

























































































How to Create an Effective EV Strategy
Etienne Lincourt|August 23, 2023
Thinking about adding EV chargers to your stores? We answer the key questions to help you unlock the potential for increased revenue for retail businesses.

























































































Navigating Cloud Migration Challenges for Data Warehousing
Louis Roy|April 11, 2023
Companies are increasingly migrating their on-premises databases to cloud data warehouses. Korem is here to help your teams in their geo-enablement, demystify the various cloud options available on the market, and overcome your cloud migration challenges.

























































































Maximizing Bank Success: A Guide to Branch Network Optimization
Gabrielle Lebrun|March 17, 2023
To better meet the changing needs of customers, maximize efficiency, and maintain profitability, banks must make branch network right-sizing decisions using hyperlocal data and a site analysis tool.

























































































The Missing Ingredient in Your Competitive Landscape Analysis
Gabrielle Lebrun|February 23, 2023
All companies from the smallest startups to multinational corporations can benefit from a competitive landscape analysis, which is considered a key ingredient to success. But they are all missing one thing: the usage of hyperlocal data such as mobility data.

























































































The Power of Traffic Data for Retail Predictive Analytics
Gabrielle Lebrun|February 9, 2023
To measure store success, static data must be combined with pedestrian and vehicle mobility data, which are a powerful means of predicting sales and adapting supply to demand with the utmost accuracy.

























































































Building an Efficient EV Infrastructure Strategy With Geospatial
Gabrielle Lebrun|February 8, 2023
Korem can help you develop an effective EV infrastructure strategy through location data and site analytics that will assist you in complying with regulations and meeting increasing customer demand.

























































































Innovating in Times of Crisis to Stay on Top
Jean-Sébastien Guy|February 1, 2023
Investing in geospatial data and technology now could ensure your business resilience and give you an invaluable competitive advantage in the future.

























































































The Benefits of Geolocation for the Retail Industry
Gabrielle Lebrun|November 3, 2022
Geolocation can help retailers in the post-pandemic era in three ways: optimizing last-mile delivery, managing new mobility data sources, and building an electric vehicle charging station strategy.

























































































The Biggest Insurance Industry Challenges Today
Jonathan Houde|November 1, 2022
From a roundtable discussion with six insurance providers, we concluded that there are four main challenges facing the insurance industry: changing risk profiles and risk exposure, massive amounts of insurance data, data security and privacy, and digital modernization.
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InsureTech Connect: Staring Into the Geospatial Abyss – Part 2
Joe Francica|October 11, 2022
At the InsureTech Connect 2022 conference, I learned that the ecosystem for geospatial technology is growing, that the chasm between the need for highly accurate, up-to-date data is huge, and that users are staring into an abyss.

























































































The Four Main Benefits of Geomarketing
Gabrielle Lebrun|October 6, 2022
Geomarketing makes it easier for you to conduct market research, evaluate sales performance, run targeted marketing campaigns, and optimize logistics.

























































































When Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) Is No Longer the Standard
Jean-Sébastien Turcotte|October 3, 2022
For years, the retail industry has relied on Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) to understand traffic around existing and planned locations. However, it is no longer an accurate measure as a differentiating indicator because there are now more reliable sources of traffic data available, such as DHT.

























































































A Chasm No Longer for Geospatial? It’s an Abyss that’s Bigger than Ever.
Joe Francica|August 18, 2022
The gap between technology and expertise continues to widen as the technology, the appetite for new data, and solutions advance as well.

























































































The Increasing Complexity of Sourcing High-Accuracy, Sensitive Data
Gabrielle Lebrun|July 28, 2022
Data collection is not always done in a transparent manner, and sometimes doesn’t respect confidentiality and privacy considerations. That is why it is in the best interest of organizations to deal with a neutral specialist who can provide advice on sensitive data.

























































































EV Charging Stations Will Challenge Retailer’s Brand Identities
Joe Francica|July 6, 2022
Currently, EV charging stations are popping up at hotels, malls, and restaurants. This is already transforming trade areas for both fuel retailers and the places where consumers stop for longer periods of time than they would to gas up their ICE cars.

























































































Last-Mile Delivery Route Optimization with Real-Time Data and Route Planning Applications
Gabrielle Lebrun|June 13, 2022
Having route optimization software is the best way to solve the majority of problems encountered by last-mile delivery providers, whether in terms of efficiency, costs, or customer satisfaction.

























































































The Revenge of Demographics
Joe Francica|June 8, 2022
If Census geographies are suspect and mobile movement data are subject to limited geographic extents and privacy, what’s the answer? The answer is to use both.

























































































Improving the Customer Experience in Banking With Geospatial Technology and Data
Gabrielle Lebrun|May 24, 2022
Several banking customer experience trends are likely to emerge and unfold over the next year to meet the changing needs of the public.

























































































FCC Continues to Map Out Next Steps for Broadband Data Collection
Joe Francica|May 16, 2022
In February 2022, the US Federal Communications Commission set new guidance for delivering information regarding the availability of broadband internet services throughout the United States.

























































































What is Data as a Service (DaaS)… for Geospatial
Joe Francica|May 9, 2022
DaaS addresses the challenges related to finding or sourcing third-party data, in this case, geospatial data. There are several key benefits of DaaS, such as the discoverability of available data, the ability to streamline procurement, the transaction-based data licensing agreement, and the access to the latest vintage and updates.

























































































Data as a Service: Dim Sum for Data
Joe Francica|May 2, 2022
The confusing thing about Data as a Service, or DaaS, is that there are so many different kinds from which to choose. A solution provider that has the expertise to customize the technology menu to satisfy the entire banquet of business problems will likely be required.

























































































The Importance of Data Integrity Before Launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Project
Gabrielle Lebrun|April 29, 2022
Before companies can benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), they must first invest in data integrity — in its accuracy and validity throughout its life cycle.

























































































Traffic Analytics in the Banking Industry for Financial Planning and Forecasting
Gabrielle Lebrun|April 22, 2022
With the rise in popularity of online services, traffic analysis is becoming paramount for banks to make accurate financial forecasts and the best decisions about opening and closing branches.

























































































How Geospatial Technology Can Help Select Optimal Locations for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Gabrielle Lebrun|April 4, 2022
Access to quality geospatial data and analysis of that data using a geographic information system (GIS) is critical to determining ideal sites for electric vehicle charging stations.

























































































The Lack of Resources and Expertise Within Companies to Fully Exploit Geospatial Technology
Jean-Sébastien Guy|March 28, 2022
The scarcity of specialized manpower is a growing challenge for innovation-dependent organizations wishing to exploit geospatial technology. Korem has the answer to this problem by combining expertise and an all-in-one solution.

























































































The Customer-Centric Approach: A Sales Technique That Listens to People
Jean-Sébastien Guy|March 21, 2022
Korem prioritizes a human buying experience to ensure that its clients have access to the most cost-effective geospatial solutions on the market.

























































































Spatial Capital: A Little-Known Asset for Companies
Stéphane Roche|March 16, 2022
The enlightened use of the spatial dimension of society constitutes, for a company, an unsuspected spatial capital that geospatial expertise makes it possible to bring to fruition.

























































































Geospatial Expertise: An Undeniable Facilitator for Operational Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals
Stéphane Roche|March 14, 2022
Geospatial expertise is an essential lever for operational monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals.

























































































The Benefits of Hyper-Precise Insurance Underwriting Data and Insurance Geocoding for Pricing Policy
Gabrielle Lebrun|March 2, 2022
Insurers are increasingly embracing geospatial technology and, more specifically, hyper-precise insurance underwriting data and insurance geocoding systems to improve pricing policies.

























































































Geospatial Technology: Invisible but Fundamental to Business Intelligence Solutions
Gabrielle Lebrun|February 11, 2022
Geospatial technology is everywhere, enabling organizations to make better decisions and invest their money more intelligently. But that requires quality data.

























































































Pinpointing Demand for High-Speed Wireless with Location Technology
Saad Lahrech|January 31, 2022
With the fast expansion of the 5G network and the high demand for cell phones, carriers are looking to increase the capacity of their networks with location technology.

























































































Insurance Companies Look to Digital Earth Imagery When Disasters Happen
Joe Francica|January 24, 2022
Aerial or satellite Earth observation imagery allows insurance companies to quickly and efficiently assess damage, identify fraudulent claims and save costs.

























































































Using Foot Traffic Data to Discover Retail Success
Jean-Sébastien Turcotte|December 20, 2021
Foot traffic data contributes to the creation of a model for retail store success. It helps measure customer attraction, understand local demographics and the impact of competition.

























































































Retail Traffic Analytics is not a Trivial Pursuit
Jean-Sébastien Turcotte|December 14, 2021
Traffic analysis has many benefits, such as understanding sales performance and consumer behavior, as well as better competitive intelligence. There are several ways to use vehicular traffic data, which deliver accurate, comprehensive traffic counts.

























































































Geospatial Technology Takes on Cloud-Native Platforms
Jonathan Houde|October 26, 2021
With 85% of enterprise data having a geospatial component, there is an undeniable need for both, geocentric platforms, like GIS, geo-enabled BI solutions that support end users, and elastic data lakehouses needed by corporate IT environments.

























































































Choosing Geospatial Software? Sometimes It’s Apples vs. Oranges
Joe Francica|October 13, 2021
Reports that include lists of “the best” or “highest CX score” should be read with caution as they often lump all GIS solutions into a common bucket.

























































































Location Platforms: Korem’s Take on the Omdia Report
Joe Francica|October 5, 2021
OMDIA published its report “Location Platform Index” in which they assessed and ranked the vendors of location and mapping platforms and services. We offer our opinion on the report.

























































































Let’s Look at The Latest Update For Precisely MapInfo Pro (V2021)
David Boucher|October 4, 2021
Overview of the new features: Time series capabilities, “Select by Attribute” tool, Expanded GDAL file format support, Tiled Server reprojection, Multi-Resolution Virtual Raster (MVR) & support for paging in WFS.
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How the Location of Things and Autonomous Vehicles Will Transform Transportation Logistics
Joe Francica|September 10, 2021
How geospatial analytics can be leveraged to plan for the inevitable growth of the urban environment.