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The option is based on a genetic algorithm that uses heuristics to solve your territories. As shown in the figure below, the new algorithm option is called Genetic. The other option, Classic, is the original algorithm that has been used in Territory Design since it was first introduced in ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1637772,"id":1637772,"title":"Territory Design Solve tool","filename":"SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","filesize":42806,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/solve-territories-using-a-genetic-algorithm\/solvetool","alt":"Territory Design solve tool methods","author":"6541","description":"New Genetic method for Territory Design Solve tool","caption":"Territory Design solve tool methods","name":"solvetool","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1635662,"date":"2022-06-27 18:28:16","modified":"2022-06-27 18:28:52","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":325,"height":368,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","medium-width":231,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","medium_large-width":325,"medium_large-height":368,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","large-width":325,"large-height":368,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","1536x1536-width":325,"1536x1536-height":368,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","2048x2048-width":325,"2048x2048-height":368,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-411x465.png","card_image-width":411,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/07\/SolveTool-e1656456518307.png","wide_image-width":325,"wide_image-height":368}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A heuristic technique is a problem-solving approach that is simplified rather than optimal or precise. For Territory Design, the new genetic algorithm creates many random solutions, and finds multiple solutions that meet your criteria by mixing several solutions from a random set, until the best outcome is found.<\/p>\n<p>There are also two new parameters that impact quality and performance when using the new algorithm:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iteration limit<\/li>\n<li>number of possible candidate solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The larger the values, the larger the number of possible solutions and potentially more accurate territories.\u00a0 The new genetic algorithm is well suited for complex solutions (e.g., a solution with attribute and distance constraints versus just balanced variables), providing more accurate results, but at the cost of performance.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the classic Territory Design algorithm only uses a single random solution, based on a set of random territory centers. 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