Preface
The defining feature of spatial data analysis is the reference within the data being analyzed to locations on the surface of the earth. This is a very broad subject encompassing distinct areas of expertise such as spatial statistics, geometric computation, and image processing.
In practice, spatial data is commonly stored, viewed, and analyzed in Geographic Information System (GIS) software, of which the most well-known example is ArcGIS. However, most often, menu-based interfaces of GIS software are too narrow in scope to meet specialized demands or too inflexible to feasibly accomplish customized repetitive tasks. Writing scripts rather than using menus or working in combination with external software are two commonly used paths to solve ...
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