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Chapter 4 addresses research ethics and the unique opportunities and challenges that incorporating spatial research methods into a research design brings. We begin the chapter with a discussion of ethical considerations when doing research in a spatial context. Researchers must keep in mind a number of important social, cultural, and political considerations, particularly when data, which may be sensitive, are linked to a map. We then discuss the use of existing or secondary data sources and potential errors that can arise when using these, owing to the data, processing operations within the software environment, or other human errors in the research process. The chapter also presents approaches for maintaining confidentiality and anonymity of data, masking data, and managing research data.