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SpatialKey and Insurance Data Mapping and Analysis

The insurance industry has long relied on location intelligence to assess and manage regional exposure to risk. But until recently, the geospatial analysis technologies available to help to extract this intelligence have been less than ideal. They’ve had high price tags, and their deployment, management, and use have required the help of dedicated data specialists. [...]

SpatialKey helps community building for ArtPrize 2010

We are very excited that SpatialKey, a product of Universal Mind, is being used by ArtPrize 2010. Per the Wall Street Journal, ArtPrize “has emerged as a model of urban revitalization and public engagement” (read full article here). The provocative art competition will feature 1,700 artists from around the world. Artists will display their work [...]

Tracking tropical storm Alex’s potential impact on insurance policies with SpatialKey

Insurers and reinsurers alike are always on the lookout for tools that can provide them better predictive analysis and modeling of risk exposure, for example when faced with upcoming hurricanes, floods or other natural disasters. How will their policy portfolio be affected by a hurricane? Where should they dispatch local agents after a natural disaster? [...]

Law enforcement and sales management? Data is data is data.

Although business goals are drastically different from one organization to the other, it’s long been common sense to leverage analytics as much as possible to make decisions. Some organizations put together sophisticated systems to get fact-based answers to their questions, while others hack together whatever system they can afford. The great news is that analytical [...]