"Business Geographics"
Business geographics uses the standard United States Postal Service® (USPS) address as a basis for obtaining important geographic-related attributes and characteristics. This geographic information is vital in determining:
- Automobile insurance territories
- Tax jurisdictions
- Distance to nearest fire station
- Fire, school, or police districts
- Floodplain information
- Distance from a telecommunications central office
- Proximity to known sinkholes, earthquake fault lines and seismic zones, and landslide zones
- Hurricane path information
Businesses use these geographic-related characteristics and associated demographics to determine the proximity to potential customers, the proximity to suppliers or competitors, and the determination of delivery routes, sales territories, and service areas.