Spatial Analysis

spatial analysis - [spatial analysis] The process of examining the locations, attributes, and relationships of features in spatial data through overlay and other analytical techniques in order to address a question or gain useful knowledge. Spatial analysis extracts or creates new information from spatial data.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 25 August 2012 09:37:32, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation  

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Spatial analysis – refers to analysing spatial data such geographic data or topological data to identify and understand patterns and regularities within data distributed in geographic space.

[Category=Big Data ]

Source: BigData-Startup, 11 October 2013 09:10:21, http://www.bigdata-startups.com/abc-big-data-glossary-terminology

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Spatial Analysis - Spatial analysis is the process of modelling, examining and interpreting results based on geographic phenomena with their spatial dimensions and their associated attributes. Spatial analysis is useful for evaluating suitability and capability, for estimating and predicting, and for interpreting and understanding.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: City of Toronto, 27 November 2013 08:31:11, http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7fdf38379bac0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=default