| Course title | Methods in Spatial Analysis | 
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| Course code | KGI/XSMSA | 
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise | 
| Level of course | Master | 
| Year of study | not specified | 
| Semester | Winter | 
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 | 
| Language of instruction | English | 
| Status of course | unspecified | 
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face | 
| Work placements | This is not an internship | 
| Recommended optional programme components | None | 
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        Topological relationships (Egenhofer). Map Algebra. Distance metrics. Spatial query operators. Fuzzy metrics and algebra. Shape and land-scape  metrics.  Interpolation  methods  (trend  surface,  IDW,  ...  and  cross  reference  to  statistical  methods  like  Kriging).  Surface  de-scriptors. Spatial models with gravity and radiative mechanisms. Cost surface modeling. Network: Dijkstra algorithm. Vector and raster over-lay, incl. weighted overlay and AHP. Allocation and location analysis. Nodal  and  homogeneous  regionalization.  Process  model  building.  Spatial decision support strategies.
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