geospatial
Earth position data
Geospatial refers to data or information tied to specific locations on Earth.
The term combines geography with spatial relationships, describing anything that can be mapped or analyzed by position: geospatial intelligence, geospatial technology.
The field encompasses GPS tracking, satellite imagery, and geographic information systems (GIS).
The app uses geospatial data to show nearby restaurants.
Satellite-based location technology
- LIDARLight-based distance measurement
- satellite imageryEarth views from orbit
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
- photogrammetryDeriving measurements from photographs
aerial photography · radar · multispectral · image processing · resolution · data acquisition · sensor · spectral analysis
Creating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- georeferencingAligning data to Earth coordinates
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- coordinate systemMethod for locating points
datum · symbology · scale · legend · topology · basemap · tile layer · heat map
Digital position identification
- geotaggingEmbedding coordinates in media
- geofencingGPS-defined virtual perimeter
- geocodingConverting places to coordinates
- check-inRegistering one's presence
proximity · tracking · wayfinding · beacons · landmarks · routing · gazetteer
Measuring and charting terrain
- datumSingle unit of information
- ellipsoidOval solid shape
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- coordinate systemMethod for locating points
latitude · longitude · altitude · triangulation · benchmark · geoid · reference frame · positioning
How terrain is allocated
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- climate modelingSimulating long-term atmospheric behavior
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
topography · terrain · elevation · watershed · deforestation · urbanization · environmental monitoring · coastal erosion
Covering placed atop
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
- network analysisExamining relationships between connected elements
terrain analysis · watershed · slope · aspect
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- LIDARLight-based distance measurement
- satellite imageryEarth views from orbit
- remote sensingGathering data without contact
photogrammetry · aerial photography · radar · multispectral · image processing · resolution · data acquisition · sensor · spectral analysis
cartography
Creating geographic representations
- GISSpatial data framework
- georeferencingAligning data to Earth coordinates
- projectionSomething that extends outward
coordinate system · datum · symbology · scale · legend · topology · basemap · tile layer · heat map · overlay
geolocation
Digital position identification
- geotaggingEmbedding coordinates in media
- geofencingGPS-defined virtual perimeter
- geocodingConverting places to coordinates
check-in · proximity · tracking · wayfinding · beacons · landmarks · routing · gazetteer
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
- datumSingle unit of information
- ellipsoidOval solid shape
- projectionSomething that extends outward
coordinate system · latitude · longitude · altitude · triangulation · benchmark · geoid · reference frame · positioning · measurement
land use
How terrain is allocated
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- climate modelingSimulating long-term atmospheric behavior
hydrology · topography · terrain · elevation · watershed · deforestation · urbanization · environmental monitoring · coastal erosion
overlay
Covering placed atop
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- interpolationEstimating between known values
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
network analysis · terrain analysis · watershed · slope · aspect
- GISGIS, layer, mapping, coordinate, coordinates
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, volcano, crust, eruption
- mapsroad map, world map, atlases, street map, regional map
geospatialabstract
Condensed version of text
conceptual · theoretical · intangible · virtual · metaphorical
geography, geology, spatial, geographic, geographer, geo, geographically, topological, geocentric