geostatistikas
Geostatistics is a branch of statistics that deals with spatial or spatiotemporal data. It aims to model geographic dependence and to predict values at unmeasured locations by leveraging the spatial correlation among observed data. It also provides measures of prediction uncertainty and methods for assessing data quality and model fit.
Core concepts include the variogram (or semivariogram), which characterizes how data similarity changes with distance; a
Geostatistics was developed in the 1960s by Georges Matheron and colleagues to improve ore reserve estimation
Used in mining and petroleum to estimate ore grades and reserves, in hydrology and environmental science to
Modern developments: Geostatistics now includes Bayesian geostatistics, co-kriging with auxiliary variables, spatio-temporal modeling, and computer-intensive simulation