gemapped

Gemappped is a term applied in different scientific and data contexts to indicate that data have been positioned or associated with a reference framework.

In genetics and genomics, gemapped data refer to sequences, markers, or variants that have been aligned to a reference genome or genetic map. This positional information enables researchers to locate genes, track inheritance, and perform analyses such as quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping or genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The mapping process typically relies on sequence alignment, variant calling, and annotation pipelines, and results are often stored with genomic coordinates.

In geospatial analysis, geomapped data are observations that include geographic coordinates or are linked to specific places. Geomapping supports spatial visualization, proximity analyses, and geographic information system (GIS) workflows, and it is essential for tasks such as attributing data to regions, mapping disease outbreaks, or planning infrastructure.

The term is not standardized and may appear as geomapped, gene-mapped, or genome-mapped in literature and project names. Depending on context, it may refer to the act of mapping, the mapped data, or the resulting coordinates.

Related concepts include gene mapping, genome mapping, sequence alignment, and geocoding.