4 Geospatial Analysis Introduction
4.1 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis
In Chapter 1, we explained analysis as that which an analyst does. Our goal here is to set out some working categories for the types of analyses that can be accomplished using Geographic Information System (GIS), and relate these categories to the types of questions that can be answered using geospatial data and techniques. The second goal is to offer examples of information products that can be created as either substantive components of reports or as supplemental illustrative or supportive evidence that can be used in explanatory or argumentative text. Some of the terms used in spatial analysis carry implicit meanings in general usage ...
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