Geostatistics and geospatial analysis are related concepts, but they refer to different aspects of spatial data analysis. Let’s take a look at the difference between geostatistics and geospatial analysis and how these two concepts work together. What is...
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The Relationship Between Geostatistics and Health
by Pierre Goovaerts, Ph.D. | Feb 23, 2023 | Public Health
Combining two sciences – geography and statistics – geostatistics is a field of statistics that deals with analyzing and modeling data distributed in space or time. This discipline originated from the prestigious Paris School of Mines in the 1960s’ where engineers and...
6 Industries Where Geospatial Data is Essential
by Pierre Goovaerts, Ph.D. | Nov 23, 2022 | Geospatial Data & Analysis
Contrary to popular belief, geospatial data is all around us. So much so that it’s difficult to think of data that is not geospatial. Geospatial data arises whenever events occur at specific geographic locations, such as disease cases in a specific area. Think of...
Highlights from SETAC 2010: Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Global Climate Change
by Pierre Goovaerts, Ph.D. | Nov 15, 2010 | Article
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is a non-profit, worldwide professional society comprised of individuals and institutions engaged in: 1) the study, analysis, and solution of environmental problems, 2) the management and regulation of...



