Creating a global map of local economies based on function

Using FIS™ tools, Locus is building a global map of local economies that identify, locate and relate each component based on functional attributes. This provides a way to link and compare local economies on a global basis.

 
 
 


Knowing where you are in the economy is powerful

Locus is pioneering FIS™ tools and data analytics that map businesses, products, and jobs based on their functional location in an economy. 

FIS tools organize the economy according to the functional role and location of its components. By mapping and linking functional locations and relationships, FIS tools enable a new and meaningful organization of knowledge about economic systems and the way we interact with the economy both as customers, suppliers and participants.

 

 
 
Image is a gif that shows a geographic cut of a town. Four layers hover above the town. The first layer illustrates how land is used. The second layer illustrated the elevation. The third layer shows how the land is parceled. The last layer shows th…
A circlular representation of all the connections within the economy. The image is a network graph that uses nodes and edges to represent agents in the economy


Gaining insights from interactions

 

By mapping locations, FIS™ tools identify relationships and interactions across economic functions, enabling insights into the management and risks of everything from a supply chain to employee distribution. 

The global economy is an aggregation of millions of local economies. With FIS-powered analytical tools, scale-based or local-to-local economy comparisons are no longer difficult. From local to global economies, you can compare, analyze, and diagnose how changes in functional locations in one local economy can affect other locations or even the global economy.

 
Map of New York city with three magnifying glasses. The glasses show a more detailed view of the map. They are showing different types of businesses and functions found across the city.
 

What is FIS™?

Our Functional Information System (FIS) tools are a new method for gathering, managing, and analyzing economic data. Rooted in the system sciences, our FIS tools organize economic activity into standardized layers of information. Locus’s Functional Coordinates applications allow biological, economic, financial, and geographic data to be indexed not only to relate attributes across entities, but also to measure proximities and other phenomena across the data. FIS tools power a new class of relational software that enable users to stitch together, visualize, and analyze information across different types of economic activity using functional attributes as the reference variables. It provides policy makers, asset managers, and even job seekers an entirely new platform for economic inquiry, data analytics, and functional intelligence.