geospatial

adjective

geo·​spa·​tial ˌjē-ō-ˈspā-shəl 

: consisting of, derived from, or relating to data that is directly linked to specific geographical locations

If the data set consists of geographical information, it is called spatial (or geospatial) mining.

—Paul McFedries

This investigation uses … geospatial approaches to examine how changing neighborhood conditions after Hurricane Katrina affected the probability of the presence of unattended pools.

—Imelda K. Moise et al.

Examples of geospatial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its developer, Xingtu Cekong, a spin-off of the geospatial data leader Zhongke Xingtu based in Anhui, plans to launch 12 satellites by 2027, with the entire system expected to be active after 2028. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025

Using advanced geospatial machine learning algorithms, the team analyzed data from 4.8 million Medicare beneficiaries between 2016 and 2019. —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Our proprietary technology combines geospatial analysis, artificial intelligence, and data science to identify rural properties with high potential both for environmental preservation and for deforestation risk. —Tarciana Medeiros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

So far, researchers have mapped 438 properties with racial covenants in the county, and the work is continuing, said Dave Brandt, the county’s geospatial systems architect, who has been working with the U of M researchers. —Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

geo- + spatial

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for geospatial

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