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Abstract
GIS Verification of Perishable Refrigerator Contents in New York CityTrack: Modeling
Author(s): Julie McCormick, Larry Anderson
Con Edison, the New York City power company, asked NPD to determine the value of the contents of refrigerators and freezers that might spoil if left unrefrigerated for 12 or more hours. The information assisted the New York State Public Utilities Commission in determining what the maximum claim should be in the case of a power outage that lasts 12 hours or more. ArcView, with data from PCensus, was used to develop a refrigerator contents model based on consumer expenditures for groceries at the local ZIP Code level. The model has passed a statistical peer review and several legal proceedings.
Julie McCormick
The NPD Group, Inc.
900 West Shore Rd
Port Washington, NY 11050
USA
Phone: 516-625-4848
Fax: 516-625-2329
E-mail: julie_mccormick@ipsos-npd.com