We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
Basic Concepts of Spatial Analysis and Space Conceptualization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 May 2020
This chapter
Presents the basic concepts, terms and definitions pertaining to spatial analysis
Introduces a spatial analysis workflow that follows a Describe–Explore–Explain structure
Presents in detail the reasons why spatial data are special, namely spatial autocorrelation, scale, the modifiable area unit problem, spatial heterogeneity, the edge effects and the ecological fallacy
Explains why conceptualization of spatial relationships is extremely important in spatial analysis
Presents the approaches used to conceptualize spatial relationships
Explains how distance, contiguity/adjacency, neighborhood, proximity polygons and space–time window are used in space conceptualization
Defines the spatial weights matrix, which is essential to almost every spatial statistic/ technique
Introduces the real-world project along with the related dataset to be worked throughout the book
After a thorough study of the theory and lab sections, you will be able to
Implement a comprehensive workflow when you conduct spatial analysis
Distinguish spatial from nonspatial data
Understand why spatial data should be treated with new methods (e.g., spatial statistics)
Understand the importance of applying conceptualization methods according to the problem at hand
Understand essential terms for conducting spatial analysis as for example distance, contiguity/adjacency, neighborhood, proximity polygons and space–time
Describe the spatial analysis process to be adopted for solving the real-world project of this book
Presents the project’s data with ArcGIS and GeoDa
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.
