geospatial

See also: geo-spatial

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Pre-Greek der.
Proto-Hellenic *gayader.
Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)
Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der.
English geo-
English spatial
English geospatial

    From geo- + spatial.

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    Adjective

    geospatial (not comparable)

    1. Of or pertaining to a geographic location, especially data.
      The geospatial coordinates for the building are not known.
      • (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND FOOD SECURITY‎[1], archived from the original on 3 December 2025:
        Various types of characters (i.e., integrative taxonomy), such as morphology, biology,geospatial, chronological, and molecular data for phylogenetic analyses will accompany revisionary papers as tests of monophyly and other evolutionary hypotheses, and as summaries of relevant character state distributions and character state changes.
    2. (computing) Describing the combination of spatial software and geographic data.
      The geospatial analysis of the area will take several hours to complete.

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