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1 - Think Spatially

Basic Concepts of Spatial Analysis and Space Conceptualization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2020

George Grekousis
Affiliation:
Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), China
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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

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Spatial Analysis Methods and Practice
Describe – Explore – Explain through GIS
, pp. 1 - 58
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Think Spatially
  • George Grekousis
  • Book: Spatial Analysis Methods and Practice
  • Online publication: 20 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614528.002
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  • Think Spatially
  • George Grekousis
  • Book: Spatial Analysis Methods and Practice
  • Online publication: 20 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614528.002
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  • Think Spatially
  • George Grekousis
  • Book: Spatial Analysis Methods and Practice
  • Online publication: 20 May 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614528.002
Available formats
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