Frequently Asked Questions

The LOIS Administration website is where authorized users access and enter their Building, Site and Area Data, images and user preferences.To access the LOIS Admin Site located at www.locationone.com and click on the Login button in the upper right. A user name and password are required to enter the Admin site.

No special software is required for LOIS. All data, images and file attachments entered into LOIS are stored on the LOIS server.

LOIS includes individual state, county, metro, locality (community), and site and building records. The system is designed to be as flexible as possible to meet the needs of the user; therefore, records can be elected to be “hidden” or filtered from view on your web site. LOIS easily adapts to your changing needs.

LOIS is designed with the built-in flexibility to allow you to decide which records and/or sections you wish to display on your view of LOIS.

LOIS has been developed to meet the needs of site selectors and real estate consultants. The data fields are compliant with the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Site Selection Data Guidelines. There are more than 1,200 total fields within the LOIS records. Although ideally these fields should all be filled in, only a limited number are required.

Typically, a state-wide economic development agency (government or professional association) has accepted the responsibility for the state, county and metro data. This data can be purchased and imported directly into LOIS. The community data is the responsibility of the local economic development organization.

Yes. A commercial or industrial real estate professional or broker can be assigned a username and password to LOIS. Data can be entered directly into the application by using the data administration site or by utilizing the import feature. Realtors or brokers can contact the LOIS Administrator at to sign up for this feature.

Through an agreement with ESRI, LOIS has incorporated an integrated GIS component. This useful tool provides five mapping modules (street level, topographic, flood plain, census and aerial). These maps are interactive and can provide customized views for a radius up to 50 miles. In addition, a demographic report highlighting valuable up to date census data is available through the LOIS GIS component.

LOIS excels as a customized marketing tool for organizations that want to share data on a regional basis. The parameters of a region can be defined by the subscriber or user. A regional profile is created and customized to include all of the participating states, counties, metros/ regions and localities. The data entered by the participating regional partners “rolls” to the regional portal, as well as being published on the partner’s individual web sites.

We encourage you to customize the appearance of LOIS so it incorporates well with your organization’s web site and collateral materials. You have the ability to place your organization’s logo in the header of the LOIS application, on the property reports and match the colors to your website. Custom map markers can also be uploaded for your buildings and sites.

Details for embedding LOIS are located within your LOIS Administration website. Once logged in, go to the Settings tab and click on Embed Links.

A template (URL) will be provided to create a hyperlink to LOIS from a user’s web site. This template will allow a user to choose which section of LOIS they want the public to enter (states, counties, metros, localities, buildings, sites or search form). The image or text a user chooses for the hyperlink to LOIS is the user’s preference.