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Preface to the Second Edition | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface to the First Edition | |
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Geographic Information Analysis and Spatial Data | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Spatial Data Types | |
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Some Complications | |
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Scales for Attribute Description | |
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GIS and Spatial Data Manipulation | |
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The Road Ahead | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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The Pitfalls and Potential of Spatial Data | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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The Bad News: The Pitfalls of Spatial Data | |
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The Good News: The Potential of Spatial Data | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Fundamentals-Mapping It Out | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction: The Cartographic Tradition | |
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Geovisualization and Analysis | |
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The Graphic Variables of Jacques Bertin | |
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New Graphic Variables | |
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Issues in Geovisualization | |
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Mapping and Exploring Points | |
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Mapping and Exploring Areas | |
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Mapping and Exploring Fields | |
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The Spatialization of Nonspatial Data | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Fundamentals-Maps as Outcomes of Processes | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction: Maps and Processes | |
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Processes and the Patterns They Make | |
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Predicting the Pattern Generated by a Process | |
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More Definitions | |
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Stochastic Processes in Lines, Areas, and Fields | |
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Conclusions | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Point Pattern Analysis | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Describing a Point Pattern | |
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Assessing Point Patterns Statistically | |
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Monte Carlo Testing | |
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Conclusions | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Practical Point Pattern Analysis | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction: Problems of Spatial Statistical Analysis | |
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Alternatives to Classical Statistical Inference | |
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Alternatives to IRP/CSR | |
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Point Pattern Analysis in the Real World | |
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Dealing with Inhomogeneity | |
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Focused Approaches | |
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Cluster Detection: Scan Statistics | |
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Using Density and Distance: Proximity Polygons | |
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A Note on Distance Matrices and Point Pattern Analysis | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Area Objects and Spatial Autocorrelation | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction: Area Objects Revisited | |
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Types of Area Objects | |
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Geometric Properties of Areas | |
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Measuring Spatial Autocorrelation | |
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An Example: Tuberculosis in Auckland, 2001-2006 | |
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Other Approaches | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Local Statistics | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction: Think Geographically, Measure Locally | |
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Defining the Local: Spatial Structure (Again) | |
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An Example: The Getis-Ord G<sub>i</sub> and G<sub>i<sub><sup>*</sup> Statistics | |
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Inference with Local Statistics | |
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Other Local Statistics | |
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Conclusions: Seeing the World Locally | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Describing and Analyzing Fields | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction: Scalar and Vector Fields Revisited | |
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Modeling and Storing Field Data | |
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Spatial Interpolation | |
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Derived Measures on Surfaces | |
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Map Algebra | |
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Conclusions | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Knowing the Unknowable: The Statistics of Fields | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Regression on Spatial Coordinates: Trend Surface Analysis | |
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The Square Root Differences Cloud and the (Semi-) Variogram | |
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A Statistical Approach to Interpolation: Kriging | |
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Conclusions | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Putting Maps Together-Map Overlay | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Boolean Map Overlay and Sieve Mapping | |
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A General Model for Alternatives to Boolean Overlay | |
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Indexed Overlay and Weighted Linear Combination | |
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Weights of Evidence | |
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Model-Driven Overlay Using Regression | |
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Conclusions | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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New Approaches to Spatial Analysis | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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The Changing Technological Environment | |
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The Changing Scientific Environment | |
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Geocomputation | |
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Spatial Models | |
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The Grid and the Cloud: Supercomputing for Dummies | |
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Conclusions: Neogeographic Information Analysis? | |
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Chapter Review | |
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References | |
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Notation, Matrices, and Matrix Mathematics | |
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Introduction | |
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Some Preliminary Notes on Notation | |
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Matrix Basics and Notation | |
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Simple Matrix Mathematics | |
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Solving Simultaneous Equations Using Matrices | |
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Matrices, Vectors, and Geometry | |
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Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues | |
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Reference | |
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Index | |