NoPublic
53
edits
Changes
no edit summary
[[Image:800px-Snow-cholera-map.jpg|400px|center]]
<div align="center">
'' Map by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Snow Dr.John Snow], showing clusters of cholera cases in relation to local wells during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1854_Broad_Street_cholera_outbreak 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak]. The analysis was able to identify which well contained contaminated water that had caused the outbreak. This was one of the first uses of map-based spatial analysis.''
</div><br/>
Spatial Analysis is the process of manipulating spatial information to extract new information and meaning from spatial data. It is a type of geographical analysis done using a GIS which seeks to explain the patterns and relationships between objects or in an area, to better understand and visualize information and data, bringing a holistic understanding of a given situation.