• global warming
Showing changes in sea temperatures and sea-level rise and their effect on fish movement

• philanthropy
Determining how much money is donated to the arts versus impoverished areas

• rural marketing
Keeping track of rural outlets and plotting the best supply routes to show increasing sales

• telecom
How does one make sure that phone lines are not clogged? How does one go about decongesting them?

• mining
Its effect on the quality of soil

• comuter patterns
Where are the heavily travelled traffic corridors? Where would light rail systems work?

• war
Coordinating the movements of troops, among other things

• security systems
How to hold mega-events like the Olympics in a crime-free environment

• gentrification
Analysing property assessments on ageing areas to account for the real value of a property

• archaeology
Reconstructing an old castle, or a long-forgotten township, from its ruins

• relief
Rushing mobile kitchens, assessing damage due to natural disasters and coordinating flow of goods and services