SpatialDataAnalysisisabranchofdatasciencethatfocusesonthestudy,interpretation,andvisualizationofdatarelatedtogeographicorspatiallocations.Itinvolvescollecting,processing,andanalyzingdatathathasaspatialorgeographiccomponent,suchascoordinates,addresses,orboundaries.Thistypeofanalysisiswidelyusedinfieldslikeurbanplanning,environmentalscience,transportation,publichealth,anddisastermanagement.Techniquesinspatialdataanalysisincludegeographicinformationsystems(GIS),spatialstatistics,remotesensing,andspatialmodeling.Thegoalistouncoverpatterns,trends,andrelationshipswithinspatialdatatosupportdecision-makingandproblem-solvinginreal-worldapplications.
