Spatially explicit definition

Spatially explicit means that a geographic feature has a specific location on the landscape that can be recorded and found on a map. In this simple study area we can see that each of the human footprints has a latitude and longitude that define their exact locations (Figure 25).

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Examples of Spatially explicit in a sentence

• Spatially explicit means that the model accounts for the spatial relationship between mapped cutblocks while spatially implicit means that the model does not track cutblocks.

• Spatially explicit influences on northern goshawk nesting habitat in the Interior Pacific Northwest.

• Spatially explicit feedbacks between seagrass meadow structure, sediment and light: Habitat suitability for seagrass growth.

• Spatially explicit data layers that include the locations of major habitats, land use, soils, geology, water bodies (including lakes, rivers, streams) as well as the locations of potential point sources of mercury will be incorporated into a model to help identify areas of the country that are sensitive to mercury inputs from a standpoint of methylmercury generation and availability.