C\u00e1c k\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt ph\u00e2n t\u00edch kh\u00f4ng gian (spatial analytical technicques) c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch theo tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 v\u00e0 t\u1ed5 h\u1ee3p kh\u00f4ng gian c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c hi\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1c y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 (t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean - kinh t\u1ebf - x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i). M\u1ed1i li\u00ean quan\u0111\u00f3\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng gian
B\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ea5t trong kh\u00f4ng gian hai chi\u1ec1u c\u00e1c t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t, v\u1ecb tr\u00ed, m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 v\u00e0 tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 trong kh\u00f4ng gian c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c\u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ho\u1eb7c hi\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea7n nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u. Tuy nhi\u00ean do c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3 kh\u00e1c nhau n\u00ean d\u1eabn
qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng c\u01a1 s\u1edf d\u1eef li\u1ec7u v\u00e0 x\u1eed l\u00fd ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c c\u00e1c l\u1edbp th\u00f4ng tin trong m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 kh\u00f4ng gian gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang. HTT\u0110L c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ed5 sung,\u0111o\u0111\u1ea1c v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00ednh to\u00e1n ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t\u0111\u1ecbnh l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin tr\u00ean b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3, c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c thu\u1ed9c t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang,\u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a ra c\u00e1c t\u00ednh to\u00e1n d\u1ef1 b\u00e1o.
nh\u1eadn, l\u01b0u tr\u1eef,\u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n, ph\u00e2n t\u00edch v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e1c d\u1ea1ng d\u1eef li\u1ec7u\u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd. HTT\u0110L c\u00f3 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau\u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 x\u1eed l\u00fd h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng d\u1eef li\u1ec7u trong m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng gian\u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd. (Vi\u1ec7n nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng M\u1ef9 - 1994).
M\u1ed9t\u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch, h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 l\u00e0: HTT\u0110L l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng m\u00e1y t\u00ednh c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9c n\u0103nng l\u01b0u tr\u1eef v\u00e0 li\u00ean k\u1ebft c\u00e1c d\u1eef li\u1ec7u\u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd v\u1edbi c\u00e1c\u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ednh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3 d\u1ea1ng\u0111\u1ed3 h\u1ecda, t\u1eeb\u0111\u00f3 cho m\u00f4t kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c x\u1eed l\u00fd th\u00f4ng tin, hi\u1ec3n th\u1ecb th\u00f4ng tin v\u00e0 cho ra c\u00e1c s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3, c\u00e1c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 x\u1eed l\u00fd c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh (antenucci 1991)
tr\u00ean b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3. C\u00e1c\u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean th\u01b0\u1eddng\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c\u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, cung, v\u00f9ng,\u0111i\u1ec3m, tu\u1ef3 theo c\u00e1c\u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ch\u00fang\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n theo c\u00e1c h\u00ecnh m\u1eabu c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3.
\u2022\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng (line): l\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1it\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc.
\u2022 \u0110o\u1ea1n th\u1eb3ng (line segment): l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ed1i tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp gi\u1eefa hai \u0111i\u1ec3m.
\u2022 \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ea5p kh\u00fac: l\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecdan th\u1eb3ng n\u1ed1i li\u00ean t\u1ee5c, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1c h\u01b0\u1edbng song
D\u1eef li\u1ec7u kh\u00f4ng gian: D\u1eef li\u1ec7u kh\u00f4ng gian c\u1ecf th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u ngu\u1ed3n, c\u00f3 c\u00e1c ngu\u1ed3n t\u01b0 li\u1ec7u sau: s\u1ed1 li\u1ec7u t\u00ednh to\u00e1n th\u1ed1ng k\u00ea, b\u00e1o c\u00e1o, c\u00e1c quan tr\u1eafc th\u1ef1c\u0111\u1ecba,\u1ea3nh v\u1ec7 tinh,\u1ea3nh m\u00e1y bay, b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3 gi\u1ea5y (d\u1ea1ng analog). K\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt hi\u1ec7n\u0111\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec5n th\u00e1m v\u00e0 HTT\u0110L c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng cung c\u1ea5p th\u00f4ng tin kh\u00f4ng gian bao g\u1ed3m c\u00e1c thu\u1ed9c t\u00ednh\u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd, khu\u00f4n d\u1ea1ng d\u1eef li\u1ec7u, t\u1ef7 l\u1ec7 b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c s\u1ed1 li\u1ec7u\u0111o\u0111\u1ea1c. Vi\u1ec7c t\u00edch h\u1ee3p c\u00e1c t\u01b0 li\u1ec7u
th\u00e1c d\u1eef li\u1ec7u, nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i li\u00ean k\u1ebft\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u00f4ng tin\u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd tr\u00ean b\u1ea3n\u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c d\u1eef li\u1ec7u thu\u1ed9c t\u00ednh kh\u00e1c\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u tr\u1eef ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t v\u00e0\u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y tr\u1edf n\u00ean r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c l\u01b0u tr\u1eef d\u1ea1ng kho ho\u1eb7c th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n.