What Is Geospatial Analysis?

In 1960, Roger F. Tomlinson was the inventor of the Geographic Information System (GIS), and is known as the “Father of GIS”.

Geospatial analysis is the part of GIS that is used to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and display all types of geospatial datasets such as satellite data, historical data, etc. This technology is most popular for identifying street address, navigation (GPS) purposes and other areas related geographic coordinates like Information technology, planning, management, transport/logistics, insurance, telecommunications, and business.

Application of Geospatial analysis in the Field of:

• Crisis Management
• Climate Change Modelling
• Weather Monitoring
• Sales Analysis
• Weather Forecasting
• Wildlife Habitat Management
• Disaster mapping and monitoring
• Crop mapping

GIS Software used for Geospatial Analysis:

• ArcGIS
• Autodesk
• Diva GIS
• Erdas Imagine
• Global Mapper
• Google Earth Engine
• GRASS GIS
• Hexagon Geomedia
• IDRISI TerrSet
• ILWIS
• MapInfo
• QGIS
• SAGA GIS