Geospatial Analysis: Web site, PDF and Book
The comprehensive independent guide to principles, techniques & software tools
Authored by: Dr M J de Smith, Prof M F Goodchild, Prof P A Longley

	This guide addresses the full spectrum of analytical techniques that are provided within modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related geospatial software products. It is broad in its treatment of concepts and methods and representative in terms of the software that people actually use. Contents & Sample pages (PDF)  Leaflet (PDF) Order Printed or PDF book

Principal concepts of geospatial analysis, their origins and methodological context 
Core components of geospatial analysis, including distance and directional analysis, geometrical processing, map algebra, and grid models
Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) andspatial statistics, including spatial autocorrelation and spatial regression
Surface analysis, including surface form analysis, gridding and interpolation methods
Network and locational analysis, including shortest path calculation, travelling salesman problems, facility location and arc routing
Geocomputational methods , including agent-based modelling, artifical neural networks and evolutionary computing