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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > geospatial science and technology > spatial data
Research, Technology, Methods > geospatial science and technology > spatial data
Preferred Term:

spatial data

Definition:
Information pertaining to the location, spatial dimensions and relationships of objects in multidimensional space, and may be represented as points, lines, areas, surfaces, polygons or pixels with their associated coordinates or topology.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
geospatial science and technology
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • geospatial data
  • geographic information
  • geospatial datasets
  • geographical information
  • spatial datasets
  • geodata
  • geoinformation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/977
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