# Report

A **Report** entity stores the output generated by running a custom report program across one or more spatial datasets within a defined region of a project.

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</div>**Key Uses for Reports:**

- Volume change calculations
- Material distribution summaries
- Geospatial audits and compliance checks
- Custom analytics over selected project regions

Each report is created by executing a Python-based **report program** against a specified region and source dataset(s).

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</div>To learn how to create a new Report, please refer to the <span class="MsoHyperlink">**<span style="mso-field-code: ' HYPERLINK ';">Creating a Report</span>**</span> section.