AI-GEOSTATS: (1) Geostatistics in pain

2010-01-06 Thread Younes Fadakar
Hi there, This is my first message as a test message checking the usage of the service, working with ai-geostats mailing list. I have many questions to ask you too. To start: The world of Geostatistics seriously needs a tool to present well to novices and professionals. Current availabilities

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: (1) Geostatistics in pain

2010-01-06 Thread Edzer Pebesma
Younes, thanks for the provocative message. I believe you are looking for this free or cheap, all-capable package with a complete, friendly and robust graphical user interface with dynamic graphics. A problem is that such a thing is hard and expensive to develop, and unlikely to be arise as a

RE: AI-GEOSTATS: (1) Geostatistics in pain

2010-01-06 Thread Seth J Myers
I'm wondering what geostatistical software is best for handling very large data sets. With the advent of GIS and remote sensing, having too much data is a problem. Sampling of course is useful, but only to a point if a large study area is used. I've read other places that among the

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: (1) Geostatistics in pain

2010-01-06 Thread Pierre Goovaerts
Hello, Your list is far from complete. I would recommened you take a look at the following paper Goovaerts, P. 2009. Geostatistical software. In M.M. Fischer and A. Getis, editors, *Handbook of Applied Spatial Analysis: Software Tools, Methods and Applications.* Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany,