Table I

Principal results of studies on geomarketing and GIS

Research objectiveMethodologyConclusionsSource
Geomarketing
To analyse the utility of geomarketing techniquesTheoretical reviewGeomarketing aids rational decision making in developing countriesAllo (2014) 
To demonstrate the importance of geomarketing in commercial distributionGravity model and Multinomial LogitThe location of “shadow zones” in commercial networks can be solved by GISCalero (2004) 
To analyse the utility of the variogram functionVariogram functionDevelopment of a spatial instrument combining analytical and graphical analysisChica Olmo and Luque Martínez (1992) 
To analyse the cost of land in the City of GranadaResidual Iterative Kriging MethodDevelopment of a methodology for estimating the price and value of housesChica Olmo (1995) 
Eliminate the uncertainty in spatial analysisGISGIS are geographical decision-making tools in environments with a degree of uncertaintyGoodchild (2008) 
Analyse the utility of GIS in Geo-design. GISs are valid tools for geo-design of commercial networksGoodchild (2010) 
Spatial problems
Allocation of individuals to different geographical centresInner group of centralityThe allocation of clients and costs to each regional unit provides improvements in marketing management and returnsAltshuler et al. (2015)
 Location-allocation modelOptimization of the allocation of individuals to primary health care centres in Lujan (Argentina)Buzai (2011) 
  GISs reduce the journey length for citizens to electoral modules in Chihuahua (México)Casado and Palacios (2012) 
  GISs allow the analysis of access to social services by the different social strata in the Republic of PhilippinesDelgado and Canters (2011) 
  GISs allow analysis of the differences in land use by the different social strata in Montevideo (Uruguay)Fonseca et al. (2016) 
  GISs allow the analysis of land use planning and the spread of land prices in MontevideoLozano-Botache (2016) 
  Design of a location-price model of a network of petrol stations in SingaporeChan et al. (2007) 
  Maximization of the coverage of a network of acoustic warning stations in Dublin (Ohio)Tong (2012) 
 Huff ModelUtility of the Huff Model in the analysis of the attraction capacity of shopping centresDíez and Escalona (2001)
Undesirable installationsLocation-allocation modelsModels for the identification of undesirable installationsBosque and Franco (1995) 
Distribution intensity and its effect on purchasingGini coefficientImportance of spatial proximity of clients in the automotive sectorBucklin et al. (2008) 
 Nakanishi and Cooper modelShows the utility of these models in the installation of a new point of sale in an already existing networkDrezner (1994) 
 Variance analysisRelationship between long journeys and purchase of durable goodsHyman (1987) 
 Regression modelDemonstrates the importance of geographical distance in commercial relationsGanesan et al. (2005) 
 Weighted geographic regression modelsDisplays different patterns of satisfaction with a network of points of sale depending on the physical and psychological factors of their clients by virtue of their geographic locationMittal et al. (2004) 
 Location-allocation model. GISModels and maps spatial competition and its impact on tradeMoreno (2003) 
  Reduction of urban and rural journeys for the purchase of durable goodsRodríguez et al. (2015) 
Territorial analysisKernel Estimator and weighted geographic regression modelsAnalysis of the land cover generated by Geo-Wiki project on a 50 kilometres gridComber et al. (2016) 
 Kernel EstimatorOptimization of location of hospitalsDonthu and Rust (1989) 
 P-Median hierarchical models and SILADemonstrates unequal access to health services in GhanaYasenovskiy and Hodgson (2007) 
Design of journey flows and transportGISDemonstrates the validity of GIS for the design of transport flowsLoidl et al. (2016) 
 Pickup and intercept flow modelsThe application of these models in the analysis of buyer journeysZeng et al. (2009) 
Theoretical problems
Model designMinsum and MinmaxDemonstrates when to apply each developed modelCarrizosa and Romero (2001) 
Utility of geographic analysisExploratory analysis of spatial dataApplications of geomarketing in the distribution sectorChasco (2003) 
 GIS, Huff Model and LISADemonstrates the usefulness of the application of geomarketing in marketing departmentsChasco (2012) 
 Location-allocation model. GISPioneering work demonstrating the progress in marketing decisions due to GISGarcía-Palomo (1997)
 GISShows the business benefits of geographic analysisGoodchild (1991) 
  Analyses the importance of symbolization for geographic information usersOzimec et al. (2010) 
  Extends the validity of GIS for temporal and geographical analysisGoodchild (2013) 
 Theoretical reviewRetrospective analysis of the creation and evolution of GIS.Goodchild (2000) 
  Demonstrates opportunities offered by geographical research techniques (GRT)Moreno (2004) 
 First order spatial autoregressive modelDemonstrates existence of a delay between the variation of macroeconomic variables and its geographic implicationsLópez and Chasco (2007) 

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