By integrating various spatial, topographical and demographic databases, the Oak Ridge Siting Analysis for Power Generation Expansion (OR-SAGE) divides the U.S. into nearly 700 million 2.5-acre units that can be sliced and diced to determine if they are candidates for one or more types of electric power plant.

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ESRI's software's key strength is the "club sandwich effect" by which customers handle advanced spatial analysis with up to dozens of layers of data from economic, demographic and environmental databases.

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