AG2414 Spatial Analysis

2012-01-16: The 2012 version of the course website starts.
 

Course Examiner:	Gyözö Gidofalvi
Lecturer(s):	Gyözö Gidofalvi, KTH, gyozo.gidofalvi(a)abe.kth.se (GG)
Teaching Assistant:	Mohammad Shahiruzzaman, msha(a)kth.se (MS)
Literature:	Geospatial Analysis, Michael J de Smith, Michael F Goodchild and Paul A Longley, 2007, Matador. A web version of the textbook Geospatial Analysis is free at http://www.spatialanalysisonline.com/ Advanced Spatial Analysis, Paul A Longley and Michael Batty, editors, 2003, ESRI Press. Suggested and to-be-presented articles for seminars will be posted on BILDA.

Course Description This course presents students with the fundamental concepts and advanced techniques of spatial analysis. GIS and statistical techniques are discussed for managing, analyzing and modeling spatial data.  Students will gain practical experience in publicly presenting spatial analysis topics.  This course also intends to prepare students for applying spatial analysis techniques to handle geospatial data in various fields and provide students opportunities to gain practical experience of undertaking GIS projects. The course covers the following topics: Cartographic modelling and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Spatial statistics, interpolation and geographic weighted regression Space syntax and urban morphology Cellular automata and agent-based modeling Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) Spatial and spatio-temporal data mining

The course is composed of lectures, projects and seminars. Each new topic is introduced at a lecture. Associated with the topic is an exercise and a seminar. At the seminar students present relevant articles found in the literature. The students' perfomance during the seminar will be evaluated.

Prerequisites
AG2411 GIS Architecture, or equivalent

5B1501 Probability Theory and Statistics, or equivalent  

Requirements
- Written exam (TEN1; 3 ECTs)
- Approved exercise reports (LAB2; 3 ECTs) and completed seminars (SEM1; 1.5 ECTs). 

Bonus points : If you can finish (submit and get approved) ALL the labs before the deadline, you will get 3 bonus points on the final exam. You can submit your report after the deadline, but you won't get any bonus points then. The internal grade of your seminar participation (3,4,5) are your bonus points.

___________________________________________________________________________ Lecture and Seminar schedule   (Schedule (Student Web) and topics subject to change)
Date	Place	Content	Lecturer
2012-01-17	L31	Introduction to Spatial Analysis	GG
2012-01-20	L42	Cartographic Modelling and Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE)	GG
2012-01-24	L31	Seminar 1 : Cartographic Modelling and MCE See BILDA for Readings, Presenters & Opponents	GG
2012-01-25	L41	Geostatistics, Interpolation and Geographic Weighted Regression	GG
2012-01-31	L31	Seminar 2 : Geostatistics, Interpolation and Geographic Weighted Regression See BILDA for Readings, Presenters & Opponents	GG
2012-02-07	L31	Cellular Automata and Agent-Based Modeling	GG
2012-02-10	L41	Space and Place Syntax	GG
2012-02-14	L31	Seminar 3: Cellular Automata & Agent-Based Modeling See BILDA for Readings, Presenters & Opponents	GG
2012-02-15	L44	Spatial Data Mining	GG
2012-02-23	L31	Seminar 4: Space and Place Syntax See BILDA for Readings, Presenters & Opponents	GG
2012-02-29	L31	Spatio-Temporal and Trajectory Data Mining	GG
2012-03-06	L31	Seminar 5 : Spatial Data Mining See BILDA for Readings, Presenters & Opponents	GG
2012-03-12	V33	Exam

___________________________________________________________________________ Laboratory schedule  (Schedule (Student Web) and topics subject to change)
Date	Place	Content	Assistant	Dued
2012-01-24	GISLab	Lab 0: Introduction to Spatial Analysis and MCE Using Idrisi - for all students without prior MCE experience - Intro to Idrisi, Map-Algebra, MCE-Idrisi	MS	2012-01-30
2012-01-25	GISLab	Lab 1: Cartographic Modelling and MCE Using ArcGIS	MS
2012-01-31	GISLab	Lab 1: Cartographic Modelling and MCE Using ArcGIS	MS	2012-02-06
2012-02-07	GISLab	Lab 2: Interpolation Methods and GWR	MS
2012-02-15	GISLab	Lab 2: Interpolation Methods and GWR	MS	2012-02-22
2012-02-16	GISLab	Lab 3: Simulation Using Cellular Automata	MS	2012-02-27
2012-02-23	GISLab	Lab 3: Simulation Using Cellular Automata Lab 4: Space and Place Syntax	MS	2012-03-02
2012-02-29	GISLab	Lab 5: Spatial Data Mining (part 1)	MS
2012-03-06	GISLab	Lab 5: Spatial-Temporal Data Mining (part 2)	MS	2012-03-09

The format for a Lab report is available here

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