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Geostatistics

What is meant by Geostatistics?

"Geostatistics" is a branch of statistics that deals with the analysis and interpretation of geographic data. It combines statistical methods with geographic information systems (GIS) to examine and visualize spatial patterns, trends, and relationships in geographic data. Geostatistics is applied in various fields, including environmental sciences, geology, geography, agriculture, economics, and sociology.

Typical functions of software in the "Geostatistics" area are:

  1. Spatial Data Analysis:

    • Analysis and interpretation of spatial patterns, trends, and relationships in geographic data such as environmental pollution, soil properties, population density, and economic activities.
    • Identification of hotspots, clusters, outliers, and spatial autocorrelations in the data.
  2. Spatial Interpolation:

    • Estimation of values at unobserved locations based on values at neighboring locations.
    • Application of interpolation methods such as kriging, inverse distance weighting (IDW), or splines to create spatially continuous surfaces.
  3. Spatial Regression:

    • Modeling of spatially dependent variables considering spatial autocorrelations and location variables.
    • Analysis of spatial regression models to investigate causal relationships between spatial variables.
  4. Spatial Visualization:

    • Visualization of geographic data and analysis results on interactive maps, scatter plots, histograms, and other types of graphics.
    • Creation of thematic maps to represent spatial patterns and trends in the data.
  5. Geostatistical Modeling:

    • Development of geostatistical models to predict future events or assess scenarios based on spatial variables.
    • Evaluation of the accuracy and validity of geostatistical models through cross-validation and statistical tests.
  6. Integration with GIS and Databases:

    • Integration of geostatistical analyses with geographic information systems (GIS) and databases for seamless management and visualization of geographic data.
    • Exchange of data and results between different software platforms for comprehensive analysis and reporting.

 

The function / module Geostatistics belongs to:

Statistics/Forecast

analyses of covariance
Article hit and rivet lists
Bayesian analysis
Before-and-after comparisons
Budget information
Business Impact Analysis
Capacity evaluations
Cashier hit list
Classification and prediction
classification and regression trees
Cluster analyses
Clustering
Collaborative Planning
combinatorial problems
comparative statistics
Container accounting
Correlation matrix
Correlations
Cost analysis and budget control
Course participant and learning statistics
Course statistics
Customer and sales data analysis
Customer evaluations
Customer statistics
Econometric and statistical analyses
Energy price analysis
Error analysis
Excel export
Financial market statistics
Financial reporting
Fluctuation statistics
forecast result
Forecasting
Forecasting and planning
Gibbs sampling
Key figure simulations
KTL evaluation
Linked data management
liquidity analysis
Management evaluations
Mandate analysis
matrix calculus
Mean values
Measurement data
Metropolis algorithm
Movement profiles
Network Statistics
Order tracking
Performance analysis
Permutation test
Personnel key figures
Plausibility check
predictions and model simulation
Predictive analytics
Predictive Modeling
previous year view
Probabilities of occurrence
Probability analysis
Probability distributions
Probability functions
Projection comparison
Random generator
Regression analysis
Regressions or equalization calculations
Resume analysis
Risk analysis
Sales comparisons
Sales hit lists
Sales lists
Sales statistics
Sales statistics
Sampling system
Seller hit list
Sequence analysis
Shopping cart analysis
Signal statistics
Six Sigma
Statistical Analysis
statistical calculations
statistical cost planning
statistical methods
Time data, time series, calendar
Time series analyses
Travel expenses
Trend value analyses
Utilization analysis according to loss classes
Weighting functions
What-if analyses

Software solutions with function or module Geostatistics:

myPARM - Multi-project management software