With current desktop computer hardware, commercial data, and software, an analysis that required two years to complete in the 1970s now takes about 15 minutes. Geographic technology lowers the barriers and allows a greater number of users to apply complex geographic concepts. Gainesville has benefited directly from Thrall's research. As chair of Gainesville's Downtown Redevelopment Agency, he conducted the geographic analysis used to recruit many new businesses, including Harry's restaurant. You have to put the right product in the right spot.
Every place has a different potential.
Geography is the science of location, and I teach how to evaluate the potential and make the right decision for the product or the location.