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Location intelligence is defined as the use of locationally-referenced information as a key input in business decision making. Location intelligence uses geographic information systems (GIS) tools and techniques to transform and analyze data that becomes valuable information to make more informed and rational business decisions. Thus, location intelligence is neither simply an analytical technique nor business process; but a discipline that encompasses both.
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Location intelligence is a term that has only recently come into wide usage in the business world. The term is derived from the concept of business intelligence, which seeks to leverage a corporation’s data to make business decisions. Location intelligence expands this concept by adding a spatial perspective to business data analysis and decision making.
Examples of locationally-referenced business data include such items as property locations, customer locations,...
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Wolfe, D., Moon, G. (2016). Location Intelligence. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H., Zhou, X. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23519-6_717-2
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