Glossary & framework library

Outlier

Data & GIS

Reference

A data point far from the rest, which may be an error or the most informative record.

Related terms

  • Point of interest (POI)

    A mapped location such as a school, mall, or metro station used in location analysis.

  • Spatial join

    A GIS operation that links records by geographic location rather than a shared key, such as tagging each listing with its district or catchment; the backbone o…

  • Standard deviation

    A measure of how widely values spread around their mean; a high standard deviation in price per square metre flags a heterogeneous or thinly traded submarket.

  • Web scraping

    Automated extraction of data from websites, to be done responsibly and within terms.

  • API

    An application programming interface, a defined way for software systems to exchange data automatically; property portals and mapping services expose APIs that…

  • Automated valuation model (AVM)

    A statistical model that estimates property values from data at scale.

  • Catchment modelling

    Estimating the population and spending that a site can realistically draw, using distance, drive time, and competition; central to retail and mixed-use feasibi…

  • Choropleth map

    A thematic map that shades areas by the value of a variable, such as price or density; a fast way to reveal spatial patterns across a city or region.