Training workshop in Advanced Spatial Data Analysis in Ecology and Conservation
Training Workshop in Spatial Data Analysis in Ecology and Conservation
22-23 July 2009,
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
Program
| Wednesday, July 22 | Thursday, July 23 | Location |
| Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis | Spatial Regression Analysis |
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9:00-9:30 | Lecture 1: Introduction | Day 1: Recap and Q&A | LH-2 |
9:30-10:15 | Lecture 2: Overview of Fundamental Spatial Concepts (JK) | Lecture 6: Spatial Regression Overview | LH-2 |
10:15-11:15 | Guest lecture: Spatial data and spatial processes in ecology: Concepts and Applications Dr. Jagdish Krishnaswamy | Lecture 7: Model Specification (Spatial Lag and Error) (DA) | LH-2 |
11:15-11:30 | Tea/coffee break | Tea/coffee break |
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11:30-12:30 | Lecture 3: Global and Local Spatial Autocorrelation (JK) | Lecture 8: Diagnostic Tests (DA) | LH-2 |
12:30-12:55 | Lecture 4: Spatial Weights (JK) | Lecture 9: Model Estimation (Maximum Likelihood) (DA) | LH-2 |
13:00-13:30 | Lecture 5: Spatial Point Pattern Basics (JK) | Lecture 10: Advances Overview (GMM-IV, HAC, Spatial Panel, Spatial Probit) (DA) | LH-2 |
13:30-15:00 | Lunch break | Lunch break |
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15:00-16:00 | Lab 1: Overview of Open-Source Spatial Analysis/ GIS Software (e.g., STARS, Grass, qGIS, Croizat, GeoDaX, R, Minerva, dynTM, India Biodiversity Portal) (DA) | Lab 5: Overview of Open-Source Spatial Regression Software (GeoDa, GeoDaSpace, R) (DA)
Lab 6: Software demo (GeoDa and GeoDaSpace) (JK & DA) | LH-3 |
16:00-16:15 | Tea/coffee break | Tea/coffee break |
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16:15-16:45 | Lab 2: Software demo of GeoDa and GeoDaNet and QGIS (JK) | Lab 7: Software use and Q&A: GeoDa and GeoDaSpace (JK & DA) | LH-3 |
16:45-17:30 | Lab 3: Software use and Q&A: GeoDa, GeoDaNet and QGIS (JK & DA) |
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17:30-18:00 (8am Boston time) | Lab 4: Network point-pattern Q&A with Andrew Winslow, GeoDaNet Author) | Lab 8: Q & A and Course Conclusion | LH-3 |
7.00pm | Dinner |
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Notes: Students can bring their own data for use in the labs. We can help them get set up with it with the lab software.