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Harvard Returns to Geography
Geographic InformationSystems, Science, Solutions
David MaguireESRI
How long is the coastline of Great Britain?
• Ordnance Survey: 11,072.76 miles • Coast Guard Country File: 11,705.39 miles
Science
Dec 08, 1972
What is a Lake?
Dec 18, 2002
Are lakes always full?
Lake Chad
Science
Geography in the Information Age
• Internet renders distance irrelevant?
• Connecting the virtual and real worlds
• The Economist March 2003 “The Revenge of Geography”
• Globalization• Democratization
– Virtual meetings– Off-shoring
1997
2005
Systems
Ethics of the “Digital Divide”?
Sacramento Flood?
• 1997 $3bn damage• 2006 very high risk
Solutions
Sears Enterprise Applications & Solutions
Customer RequestHome Delivery ORHome Product Repair Mainframe CIS
GIS Based Service Area PlanningSears Enhanced Home
Delivery System (EHDS) Routing forkliftsWarehouse Optimization
Computer Aided Routing System (CARS)
Customer ServiceDelivery Vehicle departs to your
home to Deliver MerchandiseService Technician Departs to your
home for Product Repair
Mobile Mapping
Assign Technicians to work areas
Capacity Area Management System (CAMS)
Nationwide Geocoding and Route Optimization
Geocoding and Route Optimization
Forecasted Demand Available Fleet
ArcObjects
GPS
Mobile Workstation
In-Vehicle Navigation
NationwideGeocoding and Routing
Turn Right on EastWashington Street
Route Management
In-Vehicle Navigation
Solutions
SEARS Product Repair Services ROI
• Overall route productivity increased +0.5 calls completed per day per technician
• Mileage and travel time reduced25% per stop
• Fewer service districts Reduced by 2/3
• Save $millions each year
Solutions
GIS
• Science– Representation and ontology
• Systems– Geography in the Internet Age
• Solutions– Applications and Return on Investment
• Students
Program• Germany: East-West, Bridging the Gap
– Rema Izem, Dept of Statistics, FAS• Space and the City: Modern Chicago
– Robert Sampson, Dept of Sociology, FAS• Climate Consequences
– Daniel Schrag, Dept of Earth & Planetary Sciences, FAS
• Air Pollution at a Border Crossing– John D. Spengler, Dept. of Environmental Health,
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