Space-Time Analytics and Rendering tool – Bayesian Maximum Entropy
A GIS tool for space-time analysis and mapping by Bayesian Maximum Entropy method
STBME toolbox is built in the rapid-growing open sourced Geographical Information System software, Quantum GIS. The space-time modeling in this toolbox is based upon the modern geostatistical framework proposed by Christakos (1991, 2000), Bayesian maximum entropy method. The modern framework extends the conventional geostatistical method into an epistemic approach which can synthesize core knowledge bases, empirical evidence and multi-sourced system uncertainty and generates a meaningful picture of the real-world system using space-time dependent probability functions and associated maps.
The main features of this toolbox includes:
- Integration of multi-sourced space-time data in different data formats
- Incorporation of space-time data of multi-sourced uncertainties
- Analysis of space-time dependence (empirical and mathematical spatiotemporal models)
- Estimation and mapping in space and time
- Data export in multiple formats
- Easy display of space-time data
- Spatially-anisotropic modeling (coming soon)
- Multiple scale modeling (coming soon)
- Trend-free spatiotemporal modeling (coming soon)
- Full posterior pdf estimation (coming soon)
- Platform: Windows (XP/7/8/10), MacOS X (10.8 above), and Linux (Ubuntu)
- Software requirement: QGIS 2.x
- Acceptable data types: .csv, .xls, .xlsx, and .shp