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	GeoFind Frequently Asked Questions Can multiple location types be specified as search criteria? Is GeoFind specific to a particular industry? Does GeoFind work over corporate IntraNets, what about IVR? Can GeoFind reside on my own Internet hosting environment? How do I load new location information into GeoFind? What is the maximum number of locations supported? How often is Alpine's geographic search table updated? What information is supplied in the Management Reports? Can multiple location types be specified as search criteria? Yes, one or more location types can specified and combined in a variety of ways. For example, you may search for general practice physicians only, or search for plastic surgeons and general surgeons at once. Top *Is GeoFind* specific to a particular industry?** No, GeoFind provides cross industry support and will work for nearly any business with the need to provide automated locator capability. Top *Does GeoFind* work over corporate IntraNets, what about IVR?** The GeoFind engine was designed to be portable across a variety of Web Servers and Interactive Voice Response platforms. Call us to see if your platform is supported. Top *Can GeoFind* reside on my own Internet hosting environment?** Yes, Alpine can customize GeoFind to run in any hosting environment. Call us for details. Top *How do I load new location information into GeoFind?* Location information is electronically transferred via Anonymous FTP to the Alpine Web site as an ASCII delimited file. File format and directory locations are provided with your Welcome Package. Top What is the maximum number of locations supported? There is no architectural limit to the number of locations supported by GeoFind. Top How often is Alpine's geographic search table updated? Alpine applies quarterly updates to the geographic search table. Top What information is supplied in the Management Reports? Each daily report is run hourly and summarizes transaction activity by hour. Information collected includes: number of searches, total number of locations found, average number of locations found per search, number of searches with 0 locations found, search time - locations found, search time - no locations found. Report data is saved for 1 month then archived. Sample List of Available Reports Sample Daily Report Top

GeoFind Frequently Asked Questions

Can multiple location types be specified as search criteria?
Is GeoFind specific to a particular industry?
Does GeoFind work over corporate IntraNets, what about IVR?
Can GeoFind reside on my own Internet hosting environment?
How do I load new location information into GeoFind?
What is the maximum number of locations supported?
How often is Alpine's geographic search table updated?
What information is supplied in the Management Reports?

Can multiple location types be specified as search criteria?
Yes, one or more location types can specified and combined in a variety of ways. For example, you may search for general practice physicians only, or search for plastic surgeons and general surgeons at once.
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Is GeoFind specific to a particular industry?
No, GeoFind provides cross industry support and will work for nearly any business with the need to provide automated locator capability.
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Does GeoFind work over corporate IntraNets, what about IVR?
The GeoFind engine was designed to be portable across a variety of Web Servers and Interactive Voice Response platforms. Call us to see if your platform is supported.
Top

Can GeoFind reside on my own Internet hosting environment?
Yes, Alpine can customize GeoFind to run in any hosting environment. Call us for details.
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How do I load new location information into GeoFind?
Location information is electronically transferred via Anonymous FTP to the Alpine Web site as an ASCII delimited file. File format and directory locations are provided with your Welcome Package.
Top

What is the maximum number of locations supported?
There is no architectural limit to the number of locations supported by GeoFind.
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How often is Alpine's geographic search table updated?
Alpine applies quarterly updates to the geographic search table.
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What information is supplied in the Management Reports?
Each daily report is run hourly and summarizes transaction activity by hour. Information collected includes: number of searches, total number of locations found, average number of locations found per search, number of searches with 0 locations found, search time - locations found, search time - no locations found. Report data is saved for 1 month then archived.
Sample List of Available Reports
Sample Daily Report
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