Definitions for "Spatial analysis"
A way of analysing data that explicitly incorporates information about location as well about attribute. This term may be used almost interchangeably with geographical data analysis.
Analysis (usually statistical) taking into account relative spatial location of observations as well as variables relating to the primary phenomenon being studied.
examination of how geographic features relate to one another over space
The examination of spatial elements, interactions, patterns, and variations over an imaged area.
Keywords:  data, see
See Spatial Data.