Our Company
We’re Datastory. We believe in the power of location intelligence to turn the invisible visible and give data a voice so that leaders can lead courageously making better business decisions, faster, with confidence.
Our Team
We are a world-class, award-winning team of experts, grounded in a 25-year history of leadership in the location intelligence industry.
A blend of data scientists, GIS analysts, storytellers, subject matter experts, and strategic thinkers, we artfully transform data into meaning and actionable insights.
Subject Matter Experts
Datastory works hand-in-hand with industry experts to orient our solutions to a variety of industries.
These trusted subject matter experts help us advance MapDash™ and guide our implementation of location intelligence services to be relevant for your industry.
Our Affiliates
Datastory works hand-in-hand with select companies to deliver MapDash into a deeply relevant way to your industry.
These well-aligned collaborators understand the value of location intelligence and have oriented their services and solutions to maximize your investment in Datastory resources.
We build our solutions with the very best technology.
Datastory is a long-term partner of Esri, the world leader in geographic information systems (GIS).
Esri is the global market leader in GIS, helping customers get results since 1969. Founded in 1969 to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems, Esri is now the global market leader in GIS (geographic information systems) technology. As an Esri Partner, Datastory leverages ArcGIS technology and Esri’s authoritative demographic data to elevate the location intelligence of our clients. In 2020, Forrester named Esri as a leader in location intelligence (learn more).
And we're very good at it...
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Our clients say great things about us.
Here’s one example:
We needed a large amount of data sourced, formatted, and delivered in a short amount of time for a huge project with high stakes. It was a stressful situation, but as soon as Datastory came on board, my stress lifted completely.
They communicated clearly, worked efficiently, asked great questions, provided great answers, and perhaps most importantly, they made the whole thing FUN. Their enthusiasm and curiosity made the process joyful and educational for me, and improved our final project tenfold.
There are a lot of people and companies who can do cool things with data, and while I'm of course impressed with Datastory's innovative data tools and deep well of knowledge, what really sets them apart for me is their kindness and openness: they never made me feel like my questions were silly (and I definitely asked some silly questions), graciously made any adjustments I requested, offered thorough training to my team once the project was complete, and have been extremely responsive with anything I've needed since.
Working with Datastory feels like a true partnership, and I can't wait to dream up new projects we can bring to life together.
- Winona Dimeo-Ediger, Editor in Chief, Livability