going places with spatial analysis: part 1
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Going Places withSpatial Analysis: Part 1Dr. Linda Beale
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GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
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Evaluate
Analyze
Predict
Prepare
Manage
Act
Decide
Design
Measure
Plan
Geography impactsalmost everything.
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SPATIAL DATA:
Data with a geographical component connected to some place on the earth.
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Maps areeverywhere.
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Analysis leads to discovery.
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GEOCODING:
The process of finding a geographic location based on other information, like a street address.
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EXPLORE THE VALUE OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS
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If it happens on the earth, then the geography of
your data matters.
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With geospatial data,we refer to places onthe earths surface at
human scale.
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MODEL REAL-WORLD SYSTEMS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS
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Take multiple datasets, and analyze them together
to better understand
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95 percent of the underwaterworld remains unexplored.
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Using spatial analysis, we can explore, model, and visualize
our world.