This e-book (sixth version) affords a comprehensive guide to principles, techniques, and tools, with many examples being supplied using a spread of software program equipment which include ArcGIS, Idrisi, Grass, Surfer, and lots of others to clarify the concepts discussed.
Subjects blanketed in detail include:
- Geospatial analysis concepts
- Analytical methodologies and model building
- Core components of geospatial analysis, including distance and directional analysis, geometrical processing, map algebra, and grid models
- Exploratory Spatial and Spatio-temporal Data Analysis (ESDA, ESTDA) and spatial statistics, including spatial autocorrelation and spatial regression
- Surface analysis, including surface form and flow analysis, gridding and interpolation methods, and visibility analysis
- Network and locational analysis, including shortest path calculation, traveling salesman problems, facility location, and arc routing
- Geocomputational methods, including agent-based modeling, artificial neural networks, and evolutionary computing
- Big Data - lessons for researchers
