• Title Geospatial Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques and Software Tools
• Author(s) Michael J de Smith, Michael F Goodchild, Paul A Longley
• Publisher: The Winchelsea Press, 6th Edition (June 11, 2018), eBook (6th Edition, 2020 update)
• Hardcover 618 pages
• eBook HTML and PDF
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1912556030
• ISBN-13: 978-1912556038
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Book Description

This book (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:

• 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, travelling salesman problems, facility location and arc routing
• Geocomputational methods, including agent-based modelling, artifical neural networks and evolutionary computing
• Big Data - lessons for researchers

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• The R Programming Language
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