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Following a design science approach, we propose using the geographic proximity of two locations to address how utilizing different levels of geographic information could improve the effectiveness and efficiency in auditing and other business tasks. As a proof of concept, we used Python and Google API to build Geographic Information in Audit Analytics (GIAA), a tool for automatically collecting, generating, and outputting spherical distance information indicating geographic proximity. We used a bid-rigging case to demonstrate GIAA and perform qualitative and quantitative evaluations. This study addresses how auditors and others can benefit from more advanced levels of geographic information, supporting better judgment and decision making.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2308\/isys-2020-045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]],"date-time":"2022-08-01T16:47:31Z","timestamp":1659372451000},"page":"115-128","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Use of Geographic Information in Audit Data Analytics for Evidence Gathering: A Design Science Approach"],"prefix":"10.2308","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6062-7153","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Shi-Ming","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Chung Cheng University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4755-3652","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Tawei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DePaul University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9988-7358","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ju-Chun","family":"Yen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Central University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chi-Bei","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Chung Cheng University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yu-Chen","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Chung Cheng University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yi-Ting","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Chung Cheng University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1112","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024082918033415200_i1558-7959-36-3-115-AmericanManagementAssociationAMA1","unstructured":"American Management Association (AMA).\n          2019.\n\t\t\t\t\tProtect yourself against fraud in procurement.\n\t\t\t\t\tAvailable at: https:\/\/www.amanet.org\/articles\/protect-yourself-against-fraud-in-procurement\/"},{"key":"2024082918033415200_i1558-7959-36-3-115-Arens1","unstructured":"Arens,\n              A. 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