Glossary

Assignment: assignment of objects to a sector.

Geographic entity: polygon that divides up a territory (town, Post Code…)

Envelope: material definition of a sector’s border (contour).

Geocoding: assignment of geographhic coordinates (longitude/latitude) to a postal address.

Road network: road network model applied to route calculations.

Indicator: value or formula applied for the purpose of balancing sectors.

Object: geographic point or entity.

Districting: divide up, balance, or organise a territory into sectors of intervention, sales activity, or any aspect of daily living… as a function of constraints inherent to business or administrative objectives.