Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial data

Users may create individual accounts with their iu.edu email. Select Create Account and follow the registration instructions.

One Mail instructions:

If you setup your Social Explorer account using your @indiana.edu email address, you will need to update the address to your @iu.edu email address before December 31, 2025. See the below instructions for updating accounts.

1. Log into your account.
2. Select the drop-down menu under your initials in the upper right corner and chose My Account.
3. Input your iu.edu email in the email address field.
4. Select Update Email. 
5. You will be prompted to enter your password again to complete the update.
6. You will receive an automated email indicating the change was successful.
    

Allows users to:
-Access thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
-Develop interactive thematic maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software.
-Select, sort, and compare data across multiple locations and build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet for additional functionality.
-Explore historical census data to understand how regions change over time and use estimates and projections to analyze current and future trends.
-Make informed personal and business-related decisions by asking questions like “what are the social and demographic characteristics of my neighborhood?” and “where should I locate my retail store?”

One Mail instructions:

On May 2, 2025, SimplyAnalytics support updated all active accounts using @indiana.edu email addresses to use @iu.edu email addresses. No further action is needed for users who had active SimplyAnalytics accounts.