Location optimisation
What is ‘Spatial search’ and ‘location optimisation’?
- “ … finding best locations or exploring geographical data spaces for evidence of spatial patterns and relationships.” (Massam, 1980, p.57)
- “ … Spatial optimisation in the spatial search would be able to assist and inform for location optimisation problems.” (Openshaw and Openshaw, 1997)
A long research history in geography and other scientific academics (Operational Research, Urban planning and engineering, regional sciences, etc.)
- Network optimisation of OR/MS (P&G Ltd. 1997), school site relocation (Church and Schoepfle, 1993), fire station location (Richard et al. 1990), library relocation (Beguin et al, 1992), health care facility (Rushton, 1988), Reservoir site selection (Church and Stoms, 1996), SDSS design for location planning (Arentze and Borgers, 1996), etc.