Teaching and researching geospatial analysis: principles, techniques and software tools Mike de Smit

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Teaching and researching geospatial analysis
principles, techniques and software tools (Mike
de Smith), Mike Goodchild and Paul Longley
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Curriculum and applications

• Existing textbook and resource area

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Curriculum and applications

• Existing textbook and resource area
• BB1 legacy and BB2 abridged

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Curriculum and applications

• Existing textbook and resource area
• BB1 legacy and BB2 abridged
• Online learning Turning Data Into Information

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Broader context

• Splint _at_ Nottingham, Leicester
• US National Research Council Beyond Mapping
  agenda
• NCGIA Core Curriculum
• UCGIS Body of Knowledge

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Contents to date

• the principal concepts of geospatial analysis
• core components of geospatial analysis
• basic methods of ESDA and spatial statistics
• surface analysis
• network and locational analysis

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Channels

• Website
• PDF e-Book
• Printed copy (POD)

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• WEB VERSION
• SELECTED SOFTWARE
• Geospatial terminology
• Statistical formulas
• Recommended reading
• References
• WEB LINKS Associations Data sources Trade
  sites
• Feedback/Suggestions

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Extensions?

• Curriculum development

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• A straight line or linear distance relationship
  is the easiest assumption to make and analyze,
  but it may not be the correct one.

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• Generalization is the process of reasoning from
  the nature of a sample to the nature of a larger
  group

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• But all too often in the analysis of geographic
  data it turns out to be difficult or impossible
  to imagine such a population.
• The assumption of zero spatial autocorrelation
  that is made by many methods of statistical
  inference is in direct contradiction to Tobler's
  Law

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Extensions?

• Curriculum development
• A GI-Wiki?
• London applications

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• Student-centered learning by doing
• Review of material contained in a chapter
• Review and research task
• Compare and research task

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Geographical Location
Frequency Ethnicity
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Geography Matters
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Geography Matters
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Discussion and questions?
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