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[spatial analysis]
The process of examining the locations, attributes, patterns, and relationships of features in spatial data to address a question or gain useful knowledge.
[spatial analysis]
A method of advanced spatial modeling that assists with terrain modeling, finding suitable locations and routes, discovering spatial patterns, and performing hydrologic and statistical analysis.