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Because of the contents of spatial analysis were a wide range and are very complicated, there hasn’t been any unified theory system about it. In this paper, authors studied the definition and contents of spatial analysis. From the view point of the simulation of the geographical space, the authors defines spatial analysis as a system that describes the special relationship and spatial action of the objects in the geographical space. Furthermore, the contents of spatial analysis to spatial query, spatial interaction analysis and spatial decision support were extended.
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Li Deren. The outline of geographical information system (in Chinese). Beijing: Survey Publishing Company, 1993. 53
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Synopsis of the first author Xiang Nanping, professor, born in 1957, major research fileds: (1) Computer application in survey, maping and mine; (3) Principle, method and application of geographic information system (GIS).
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Xiang, N., Han, X. Definition and contents of spatial analysis. J Cent. South Univ. Technol. 4, 28–31 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-997-0025-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-997-0025-0