spatstat (version 1.20-2)
Spatial Point Pattern analysis, model-fitting, simulation, tests
Description
A package for analysing spatial data, mainly Spatial Point
Patterns, including multitype/marked points and spatial
covariates, in any two-dimensional spatial region. Also
supports three-dimensional point patterns, and space-time point
patterns in any number of dimensions. Contains functions for
plotting spatial data, exploratory data analysis,
model-fitting, simulation, spatial sampling, model diagnostics,
and formal inference. Data types include point patterns, line
segment patterns, spatial windows, pixel images and
tessellations. Point process models can be fitted to point
pattern data. Cluster type models are fitted by the method of
minimum contrast. Very general Gibbs point process models can
be fitted to point pattern data using a function ppm similar to
lm or glm. Models may include dependence on covariates,
interpoint interaction and dependence on marks. Fitted models
can be simulated automatically. Also provides facilities for
formal inference (such as chi-squared tests) and model
diagnostics (including simulation envelopes, residuals,
residual plots and Q-Q plots).