THE LANGUAGE OF

Using The Science of Where to understand our world—mapping where

things are, how they relate, what it all means, and what actions to take.

Understanding where Measuring size, Determining how Finding the best Detecting and Making predictions
shape, and distribution places are related locations and paths quantifying patterns
1 Understanding where 4 Calculating individual 6 Determining what is 11 Finding the 16 Where are the significant 20 Given a success case,
things are (location maps). feature geometries. nearby or coincident. best locations that satisfy hot spots, anomalies, identifying, ranking, and
a set of criteria. and outliers? predicting similar locations.
2 Understanding where the 5 Calculating geometries 7 Determining and summarizing
variations and patterns in and distributions of what is within an area(s). 12 Finding the 17 What are the local, regional, 21 Finding the factors that explain
values are (comparative maps). feature collections. best allocation of resources and global spatial trends? observed spatial patterns and
8 Determining what is closest. to geographic areas. making predictions.
3 Understanding where and 18 Which features/pixels are
when locations and values change. 9 Determining what is visible 13 Finding the similar, and how can they 22 Interpolating a continuous
from a given location(s). best route, path, or flow be clustered, classified, surface and trends from
10 Determining overlapping along a network. and identified? discrete sample observations.
relationships in space 14 Finding the 19 Are spatial patterns 23 Predicting how and where
and time. best route, path, or changing over time? objects spatially interact
corridor across open terrain. (attraction and decay).

15 Finding the 24 Predicting how and where

best supply locations objects affect wave propagation.
given known demand
and a travel network. 25 Predicting where phenomena
will move, flow, or spread.

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