(Draft – Hands-on Experience Section)

Map Analysis: Understanding Spatial Patterns and Relationships

by Joseph K. Berry

W.M. Keck Scholar in Geosciences at the University of Denver

Principal of Berry & Associates // Spatial Information Systems

Hands-on Experience:

Introduction

Topic 1 – Data Structure Implications

Topic 2 – Fundamental Map Analysis Approaches

Topic 3 – Basic Techniques in Spatial Analysis

Topic 4 – Calculating Effective Distance

Topic 5 – Calculating Visual Exposure <.pdf version>

- Exercise 5.1 Calculating Viewsheds

- Exercise 5.2 Calculating Visual Exposure

- Exercise 5.3 Accounting for Screens

- Exercise 5.4 Calculating Weighted Visual Exposure

- Exercise 5.5 Modeling Visual Exposure Impacts

- Exercise 5.6 Extending Visual Analysis to Other Areas

Topic 6 – Summarizing Neighbors

Topic 7 – Basic Spatial Modeling Approaches

Topic 8 – Spatial Modeling Example

Topic 9 – Basic Techniques in Spatial Statistics

Topic 10 – Spatial Data Mining

Epilog

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