methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: spatial analysis

geographic mapping
type: Concept
broader: spatial analysis

geoinformatics
type: Concept
narrower: spatial analysis

spatial analysis
type: Concept
broader: statistics as topic
broader: geoinformatics
definition: Spatial analysis consists of quantitative, statistical techniques of analysis applied to data with a spatial dimension. An example of its application might be an investigation into how consumption patterns are similar in different neighborhoods associated with similar socioeconomic profiles. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Spatial Analysis]
narrower: spatio-temporal analysis
narrower: geographic mapping

spatio-temporal analysis
type: Concept
broader: spatial analysis

statistics as topic
type: Concept
narrower: spatial analysis