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Third party research | 2025 Development of a business locator based on web scraping

Ongoing research project

Commissioned by: City of Hildesheim

As part of the funding programme “Smart Cities Model Projects”, which aims to develop exemplary solutions for the digital transformation of cities, the City of Hildesheim commissioned the IfM Bonn to carry out the “Business Locator” project.The objective is to establish a regional business database through which the City of Hildesheim’s economic development agency can centrally access all relevant information on companies operating in the region.

The foundation for this database is formed by publicly available website data of local businesses, which is systematically collected, analysed, and stored using web scraping techniques. User access will be provided via an intuitive and user-friendly web interface.

Project period: January 2025 – December 2026

Contact

Dr. Annika Reiff
Tel. +49 228 72997 23
reiff@ifm-bonn.org

Profile of Dr. Annika Reiff

Annette Icks
Tel. +49 228 7299764
icks@ifm-bonn.org

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