Interactive Graphics for Mapping Location-Allocation Solutions

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Abstract
Location-Allocation (LA) models, in which the optimal locations of facilities and the allocation of demand points to these facilities are determined, lend themselves well to cartographic representation. Traditional LA models assume allocation of demand points to the nearest facility, and pose no particular problems for cartography, manual or automated. A new breed of LA model employs probabilistic allocation of demand to facilities, imposing much more serious design problems on the cartographer. We demonstrate how the capabilities of the INTERGRAPH Interactive Graphics Design System may be used creatively to design maps for the new type of LA model.

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