Question

Distinguish between spatial and non-spatial data.

Answer 1

Spatial data sets are primarily defined as those which are directly or indirectly referenced to a location on the surface of the earth. When a dataset cannot be related to a location on the surface of the earth is referred as non spatial data. ... The non spatial data are numbers, characters or logical type

Answer 2

Two kinds of data are usually associated with geographic features: spatial and non- spatial data. Spatial data refers to the shape, size and location of the feature. Non- spatial data refers to other attributes associated with the feature such as name, length, area, volume, population, soil type, etc ..