The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.

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Spatial data

Spatial data is a characteristic that describes the location, geometrics or topology of a spatial object. Spatial data are given as coordinates, an address, locality or other known object.

See also geographic information and attribute data



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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