Begin an Analysis

When you start SpaceStat, you can choose to create a new project or open a previously saved project.

Open a previously saved project

Click on the folder icon in project toolbar. Browse to locate the project you want to open.  SpaceStat 2.1 and later projects have the extension *.spt.  SpaceStat 2.0 projects have extension *.sps.  The current version can open both file types, as well as projects created with our Space-Time Intelligence System (STIS), version 1.7 or earlier, *.sts.

Want to see a sample project? Try a tutorial!

Create a new project by importing data

An overview of importing and modifying data within SpaceStat can be found here.  To import data, go to the File menu, select "Import", and then select "Polygon or Point file."  You can also click on the green import folder on the toolbar.  Once you import a shapefile (polygons or points) or Excel file or text file with point locations, you can import additional geographies, and/or import datasets (attributes) that will link to the geographies already present.

 Create a new project by importing a problem file

SpaceStat 1.8 and earlier created problem files.  These files contained records of analyses which were conducted in the software.  If you have a problem file and would like to continue your work in the current SpaceStat, you can import the problem file into the newer version.