Which of the following is a spatial analysis task?

• A. Tracking shipment times in a queue
• B. Finding the fastest flight price route
• C. Calculating distance from customers to stores
• D. Streaming sensor data

Answer: (C)

Spatial analysis uses geographic location and the relationships between features to answer questions about distance, proximity, and spatial patterns. Calculating the distance from customers to stores directly measures how close each customer is to a store, using their geographic coordinates and producing a proximity result. This is a classic spatial operation because it relies on the spatial relationship between two sets of features (customers and stores).

The other options don’t focus on geographic relationships: tracking shipment times in a queue is about sequencing and operations timing; finding the fastest flight price route centers on optimization and pricing rather than spatial relationships alone; streaming sensor data is about data velocity and time-series analysis rather than location-based analysis.