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Development Seed, Key2Flex Offer Geospatial Technology Services to Analyze Availability of Financial Services in Developing Countries

Geospatial mapping is being used to show the geographic distribution of banks, automated teller machines (ATMs) and banking agents in relation to low-income and other population groups, thus giving an indication of the accessibility of financial services to those groups. Improvements in geospatial mapping technology, global positioning system (GPS) receivers and geographic information system (GIS) software combined with the increasing availability of spatial and population data allow for the mapping and analysis of a country’s “financial landscape”. Read More