[R-sig-Geo] what's new in asdar latest edition?

[Roger Bivand]

On Mon, 1 Jul 2013, Edzer Pebesma wrote:

> Mathieu,
>
> The second edition of "Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R" (asdar2)
> seems to be shipping now, and contains the following changes to chapters:
> - ch 6, "Classes for spatio-temporal Data", replaces the old ch 6,
> "Customising spatial data classes and methods". The old ch 6 is now a
> vignette in sp:
> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/sp/vignettes/csdacm.pdf
> - ch 7, "Spatial Point Pattern Analysis", pays, compared to the first
> edition, more attention to package spatstat
> - ch 9, Modelling Areal Data is a merge of the old ch 9, "Areal data
> and spatial correlation" and ch 10, "Modelling areal data"
> - Chapter 10 (former 11) has been expanded to include recent
> developments in Bayesian modelling, including BayesX and R-INLA
> packages, and new examples. Spatio-temporal models for disease mapping
> are described now as well.

The book website, http://www.asdar-book.org, now has the second edition 
code, code+data bundles, and errata. We'd be grateful for reports on 
mistakes and things that don't work to add to the errata, so that 
users/readers can keep running smoothly. We don't yet have the code for 
INLA, WinBUGS or GRASS up yet - to follow.

Roger

>
> The second edition contains full colour figures, many new examples, and
> addresses several new packages, in particular rgeos and spacetime.
> References were updated or added. Code examples have been updated, e.g.
> the use of overlay() was removed altogether in favour of over(),
> aggregate() has been explained, and spatial selections based on
> intersection are now done by x[y,] with y a Spatial* object.
>
> After the spatial workshop at UseR!, next week (Jul 9, 17:45 CEST), a
> little celebration will take place to launch the second edition --
> everyone is invited! Roger and Virgilio will be there in person.
> https://twitter.com/SpringerStats/statuses/350673280354615298
>
> Book site:
> http://www.springer.com/statistics/life+sciences%2C+medicine+%26+health/book/978-1-4614-7617-7
>
> The first edition of the book has now appeared in a chinese translation:
> http://www.openbookdata.com.cn/Book/MzA2NDAyOF9PU0dB.html
>
> Best regards,
>
> On 05/02/2013 12:17 PM, Mathieu Rajerison wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I've already bought asdar's previous edition.
>>
>> It's an excellent book that I recommend. As a beginner in spatial stats, I
>> learnt a lot and the content seemed accessible for me.
>>
>> Apparently, there's a new edition of asdar book, which I don't know a lot
>> about.
>>
>> I'd like to know some reasons I'd have to buy the newest edition. New
>> chapters, content?
>>
>>
>> Mathieu
>>
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