Geographic Analysis Practice

Geographic Information Systems (or GIS) analyze and display geographic and spatial data.  GIS allows us to analyze spatial areas in relation to one another, in relation to changes over time, or in relation to any other factor that is relevant to your business.  Using GIS, we can produce maps, perform geographical queries, and help you to integrate and optimize the portions of your business that have geographic components.

GIS use standard database operations to create the same kinds of geographic information that traditional paper maps offer.  However, unlike maps that are produced manually, GIS can create customized maps for multiple scenarios quickly, inexpensively, and with great accuracy.

Our state-of-the-art tools for creating and distributing maps combine the latest GIS and map-embedding tools of ESRI's ArcView and MapObjects in our own Map Viewer program.  Our Spatial Grid Analyses Wizard provides easy-to-use grid analysis.

There are many possibilities for this type of system.  Here are a few examples from our engagements:

• For a company that owns thousands of properties around the country, we created a software package that generates proposals for their prospects and customers, from sales offices around the country.  The proposals include large maps of properties in the relevant area, zoomed-in maps for each proposed property, digital photos of the properties, and other relevant data.
• For a major retail organization, we created a tool to place their stores and warehouses by analyzing more than 20 variables for each 10-square-mile cell of the United States.  We presented the results using color-coded "heat" maps that allow decision-makers to view any variable at a glance.