Kystat

Kystat is an open-source software package designed for statistical analysis and visualization of coastal and environmental data. It emphasizes handling irregular time series, geospatial data, and reproducible workflows, making it suitable for researchers and practitioners in oceanography, limnology, and coastal engineering.

Key features include data import and cleaning, descriptive statistics, regression and time-series analyses, and spatial statistics and kriging, with Bayesian methods for uncertainty quantification. The package provides visualization tools and supports scripting in Python and R, as well as a modular plugin system to extend functionality. It supports common data formats such as CSV, NetCDF, shapefiles, and GeoTIFF.

Development and governance: Kystat originated from a community-driven effort among coastal science researchers and is maintained by the Kystat Consortium. Releases follow open-source licenses and are distributed via public repositories. The project emphasizes transparent workflows, unit testing, and comprehensive documentation.

Applications: practitioners use Kystat to analyze tide-gauge records, sea-level rise indicators, shoreline change, sediment transport, and coastal risk assessments. It is used in academic research, government agencies, and environmental monitoring programs.

Reception and format: The project has a growing user base and a contributing community. Documentation includes tutorials, API references, and example notebooks to aid reproducibility. Kystat is designed to be interoperable with other data science tools and GIS software.