Geospatial Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide

Geospatial Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide

<p>Geospatial Analysis (6th edition) provides a compehensive guide to concepts, methods and tools, with many examples being provided using a variety of software tools such as ArcGIS, Idrisi, Grass, Surfer and many others to clarify the concepts discussed. Topics covered in detail include:</p> <ul> <li>Geospatial analysis concepts</li> <li>Analytical methodologies and model building</li> <li>Core components of geospatial analysis, including distance and directional analysis, geometrical processing, map algebra, and grid models</li> <li>Exploratory Spatial and Spatio-temporal Data Analysis (ESDA, ESTDA) and spatial statistics, including spatial autocorrelation and spatial regression</li> <li>Surface analysis, including surface form and flow analysis, gridding and interpolation methods, and visibility analysis</li> <li>Network and locational analysis, including shortest path calculation, travelling salesman problems, facility location and arc routing</li> <li>Geocomputational methods, including agent-based modelling, artifical neural networks and evolutionary computing</li> <li>Big Data - lessons for researchers</li> </ul>