What is Missing Data and How to Handle it with Vesta
When working with real-world data, mistakes can happen. Sensors break or equipment malfunctions, and then what? This is where the concept of missing data, also known as missing values, comes into play. What is Missing Data? Missing data occur when you don’t have...
The Relationship Between Geostatistics and 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...
What is the difference between GIS and Geospatial?
Modern technology wouldn’t be possible without geographical data. People use geographical data in their daily lives, whether they notice it or not! Have you ever used a GPS to find the best route to get to work? That’s geographical data at work! Geographical data is...
The 2 Different Types of GIS Data: Vector and Raster
There are 2 categories of data utilized in geographic information systems: Vector Data and Raster Data. This distinction goes back to the founding days of GIS technology, when there were two major types of geographic information systems, one worked with raster data...
How does GIS work?
On the surface, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial analysis can seem quite mysterious. Where does all that data come from? How can it be rendered into maps? Is it really possible to ask questions about maps—to use them for analysis? Let’s take a...
Why is Geospatial Analysis Important?
Geospatial analytics gathers geographic information system (GIS) data from multiple types of technology to help you understand environmental, demographic, and topographic trends. But you may be surprised to learn that you use GIS technology in your daily life. Let's...
6 Industries Where Geospatial Data is Essential
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...
Dr. Pierre Goovaerts will present a talk at the NEA in France
Dr. Pierre Goovaerts talk at the NEA Workshop in France Date: November 29 - December 1, 2022 Venue: NEA premises, France Dr. Pierre Goovaerts will present a talk titled: "Case Studies on Use of Geostatistical Techniques to Facilitate Decommissioning Decision-Making”...
Update: Software for Multivariate Analysis – $1.6 Million Grant Awarded to BioMedware
Update as of September 2022: BioMedware has received a notice of award that its research in creating accurate models of environmental exposure will continue with payment of the second and last tranche of grant funds of $868,000 from the National Institute of...
Vesta: Visualization and Exploratory Space-Time data Analysis software
Vesta: Visualization and Exploratory Space-Time data Analysis software This project is pursuing the development and release of new software, Vesta, funded by SBIR grants from NIEHS and NCI to Pierre Goovaerts at BioMedware. Future blog updates will cover some of the...