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Geodata vs Geospatial - What's the difference?

geodata | geospatial |

As a noun geodata

is geographical data.

As an adjective geospatial is

of or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data.

geodata

English

Noun

(-)
  • Geographical data.
  • * 2002 , Wenzhong Shi, Michael F. Goodchild, Peter Fisher, Spatial data quality
    • Statistical quality control as applied to industrial output is a method that can also be used for the control of geodata .

    geospatial

    English

    Alternative forms

    * geo-spatial

    Adjective

    (wikipedia geospatial) (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data.
    • The geospatial coordinates for the building are not known.
  • (computing) Describing the combination of spatial software and geographic data.
    • The geospatial analysis of the area will take several hours to complete.

    See also

    * spatial * geographic