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As you know we have made vast changes to our IDX (Internet Data Exchange) products recently – 26 features and functions overall – and as such there is much to share about how to utilize these enhancements to help you grow your business exponentially.

Added Latitude and Longitude Data to XML Feed Vastly Improves Mapping Accuracy

With this upgrade to our XML feeds, property location data will now be significantly more accurate than most mapping systems that merely estimate a location using street address. In some cases, you’ll now be able to display a position within 10 inches of the property* versus discrepancies of up to five miles using the address method.

How Will It Work?

We’ll now be populating previously unused fields in the XML feed with latitude and longitude coordinates. Field “latitude” will specify a property’s latitude, and “longitude” will specify the longitude. These coordinates will specify the “centroid,” or the very center, of the property, for maximum accuracy. This data is one of the many advantages of our parcel-based MLS!

How Is This Better?

On other systems, searching for a property without a street address is a challenge. For example, Google Maps would be unable to find ‘Kaniahiku House Lots’ without an address, or many other properties in a newly built subdivision. With integrated latitude and longitude coordinates built into your XML, displaying the property with pin-point precision is no a problem at all.

With 14 features and functions, our EZ IDX will allow your clients to get their property search started out the right way, all at a very affordable price price to you!

What you’ll find in our EZ IDX Suite:

Search…

• By New Fields City, Zip Code, County (New)
• The Entire state from one page vs. four (New)
• Using Sorting options, high to low, low to high etc. (New)
• With Dynamic Regional Maps (New)
• Using Multiple MLS Numbers (New)
• By Address (New)
• By Open House (New)

Customize

• Customizable CSS – Webdesigners and developers use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to design the way that a web page looks, i.e. It gives them the ability to personalize your IDX color, font, layout, etc. so it looks exactly the way you want it! (New)
• Agent Photo and Contact Information prominently displayed (Improved)

Detailed Property Information & More

• Property Description
• Display – Days on Market (New)
• All Photos
• Photo Captions (New)
• Print Page (New)

Want More? Upgrade to our Mid & Full IDX Suites easily:

With our Mid & Full IDX your clients will have access to all of the features and functions above, as well as:

Search (Full Only)

• Save Search – Consumers provide contact information to save their search criteria (New)
• Hot List – Consumers provide contact information to save their favorite listings (New)

Map It (Mid & Full)

Our Mapping features just got better!  Now, property location data will now be significantly more accurate than most mapping systems that merely estimate a location using street address. In some cases, you’ll now be able to display a position within 10 inches of the property* versus discrepancies of up to five miles using the address method.  (*Accuracy of 10 inches is possible only when updated property information with longitude and latitude coordinates is available.)

• Map Details – View a single property (New)
• Interactive Map Search – View multiple results on a map) (New)

Call To Action (Full Only)

• Schedule Showings (New)
• E-Mail a Friend (New)
• Ask an Agent (New)
• Open House Schedule (New)
• Mortgage Calculators (New)

Take our EZ IDX for a test drive using our new product demo.  Click HERE to access it.  For a personal tour of the EZ IDX and more information, contact Colleen Yasuhara our account manager who will walk you through it at 808-748-8751, toll free at 1-800-628-3121 #151 or via email at Colleen@AlohaLiving.com.

With 17 features and functions, our Mid IDX will put your clients right where they need to be.  And with a mid-level price that is just right it’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.

What you’ll find in our Mid IDX Suite:

Search…

By New Fields City, Zip Code, County (New)

• The Entire state from one page vs. four (New)
• Using Sorting options, high to low, low to high etc. (New)
• With Dynamic Regional Maps (New)
• Using Multiple MLS Numbers (New)
• By Address (New)
• By Open House (New)

Map It – Our Mapping features just got better!  Now, property location data will now be significantly more accurate than most mapping systems that merely estimate a location using street address. In some cases, you’ll now be able to display a position within 10 inches of the property* versus discrepancies of up to five miles using the address method.  (*Accuracy of 10 inches is possible only when updated property information with longitude and latitude coordinates is available.)

• Map Details – View a single property (New)
• Interactive Map Search – View multiple results on a map) (New)

Customize

• Customizable CSS – The ability to personalize your IDX color, font, layout, etc. (New)
• Agent Photo and Contact Information prominently displayed (Improved)

Detailed Property Information & More

• Property Description
• Display – Days on Market (New)
• Virtual Tour
• All Photos
• Photo Captions (New)
• Print Page (New)

Want More? Upgrade to our Full IDX Suite easily:

With our Full IDX your clients will have access to all of the features and functions above, as well as:

Search

• Save Search – Consumers provide contact information to save their search criteria (New)
• Hot List – Consumers provide contact information to save their favorite listings (New)

Call To Action

• Schedule Showings (New)
• E-Mail a Friend (New)
• Ask an Agent (New)
• Open House Schedule (New)
• Mortgage Calculators (New)

Take our Mid IDX for a test drive using our new product demo.  Click HERE to access it.  For a personal tour of the Mid IDX and more information, contact Colleen Yasuhara our account manager who will walk you through it at 808-748-8751, toll free at 1-800-628-3121 #151 or via email at Colleen@AlohaLiving.com.

Added Latitude and Longitude Data Vastly Improves Mapping Accuracy

How Will It Work?

We’ll now be populating previously unused fields in the VOW feed with latitude and longitude coordinates. Field “mapX” will specify a property’s latitude, and “mapY” will specify the longitude. These coordinates will specify the “centroid,” or the very center, of the property, for maximum accuracy. This data is one of the many
advantages of our parcel-based MLS!

How Is This Better?

On other systems, searching for a property without a street address is a challenge. For example, Google Maps would be unable to find ‘Kaniahiku House Lots’ without an address, or many other properties in a newly built subdivision. With integrated latitude and longitude coordinates built into your VOW, displaying the property with pin-point precision is not a problem at all.

*Accuracy of 10 inches is possible only when updated property information with longitude and latitude coordinates is available.

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Question? Feedback? I’d love to hear from you!

Erin Shaw
Marketing Coordinator
Hawaii Information Service
Phone: 808-748-8759
E-mail: Erin@AlohaLiving.com