Lesson10
IS415 GeoSpatial Analytics and Applications
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Modelling Geographical Accessibility
Contents
Content
- What is geospatial analytics?
- Motivation of promoting geospatial analytics
- Case study
- An overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- GIS versus Geospatial Analytics
Must do
Read:
Accessibility Models Based On the Gravity Analogy: In Theory and Practice
Luo, W. & Wang, F (2003) "Measures of Spatial Accessibility to Health Care in a GIS Environment: Synthesis and a Case Study in the Chicago Region", Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, volume 30, pages 865-884.
Kalogirou, S. (2017) "Spatial Inequality in Accessibility to Hospital in Greece", The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLII-4/W2, 2017 FOSS4G-Europe 2017 – Academic Track, 18–22 July 2017, Marne La Vallée, France.
In-Class Exercise
- Hands-on Exercise 8. The handout and data sets are available at course eLearn.
R Packages
- spatstat: Spatial Point Pattern Analysis, Model-Fitting, Simulation, Tests [1]
- Getting Started with spatstat [2].
- Handling shapefiles in the spatstat package [3]
References
Methods
Evaluating Accessibility for Transport Planning
Accessibility Measures: Overview and Practical Applications
Fahui Wang (2012) "Measurement, Optimization, and Impact of Health CareAccessibility: A Methodological Review", Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 102:5,1104-1112, DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2012.657146
