Advanced Spatial Analysis

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 Spatially Integrated Social Science
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Spatial Analysis Tools - R

These materials have been prepared as part of the R25 Advanced Spatial Analysis Training Grant (PI: Stephen A. Matthews, Penn State) funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Award Number: 5R25 HD057002-02.

The links included below are intended as useful starting points for interested users. We make no claims for comprehensive coverage.

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Software

R can be found at http://cran.r-project.org/ and the http://www.r-project.org/.
The R Journal can be found at http://journal.r-project.org/.

Includes entries on spatial data
    http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2001-3.pdf
    http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2002-2.pdf
    http://cran.r-project.org/doc/Rnews/Rnews_2005-2.pdf
Specific materials vis-à-vis the Analysis of Spatial Data (written by Roger Bivand) can be found at:
    http://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Spatial.html
    http://r-spatial.sourceforge.net/
R at spatialanalysisonline
    http://www.spatialanalysisonline.com/output/html/R-Projectspatialstatisticssoftwarepackages.html
R Spatial Projects at the GeoDA Center (Arizona State University)
    http://geodacenter.asu.edu/r-spatial-projects/
    Includes useful links to ‘breaking news.’
R at Spatial Analyst dot Net
    http://spatial-analyst.net/wiki/index.php?title=Training_in_R
Quick-R (a starting point with links to books and tutorials)
    http://www.statmethods.net/index.html

 

Books

    Roger S. Bivand, Edzer J. Pebesma, and Virgilio Gómez-Rubio (2008) Applied Spatial Data in RSpringer: New York, NY.
    http://www.springerlink.com/content/m5171462720p/

    (This link work for those with appropriate institutional log-in)

    http://www.asdar-book.org/

    (homepage for the ASDAR book)

 

Useful Articles

    Roger S. Bivand (2006) "Implementing Spatial Data Analysis Software Tool in R", Geographical Analysis38 (2006), 23-40.

    Roger S. Bivand (2003) Approaches to Classes for Spatial Data in R(Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Distributed Statistical Computing, Vienna, 2003)
    http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/DSC-2003/Proceedings/Bivand.pdf

    Virgilio Gómez-Rubio (2003) RArcInfo: Using GIS data with R(Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Distributed Statistical Computing, Vienna, 2003).
    http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/DSC-2003/Proceedings/GomezRubio.pdf

    Roger S. Bivand (2002) "Spatial econometrics functions in R: Classes and methods", Journal of -Geographical Systems, 4 (2002) 405--421.
    http://spatial.nhh.no/papers/bivand-jgs03-rev.pdfor
    http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/scicomp/Dloads/RProgramming/BivandSpatialEconometricsR.pdf

    Roger S. Bivand and A. Gebhardt, 2000. Implementing functions for spatial statistical analysis using the Rlanguage,Journal of Geographical Systems, 2 (3) 307-317.

 

On-line Courses and Tutorials in R

    Rat Spatial Analyst dot Net
    http://spatial-analyst.net/wiki/index.php?title=Training_in_R


    2007: Short Course in Analyzing Spatial Data in R offered at Imperial College London by Prof. Roger Bivand, (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and Dr. Virgilio Gómez-Rubio, Imperial College London. This website includes links to presentations and other materials.
    http://www.bias-project.org.uk/ASDARcourse/