For a data analyst, the concept of geoanalytics is a relatively new technique applied to spatial data to understand where data is geographically located. However, cartography, which is the study of maps, has been around for centuries and traditionally requires training, expertise, and niche software to provided insights from data by location. Today, there are multiple add-on modules and software available to create charts and visualizations that use maps to visualize data in exciting ways that provide a different perspective.
First, you need to understand the grain of the data you have available. Having precision of the exact latitude and longitude available in your source data is a luxury unless the source system was built to capture that information. For example, mobile app source data will commonly have this level of detail available because a smartphone can track your location. However, if we go back to our COVID-19 source...