The course aims at further introducing Geographical Information Science concepts. Upon completion of the course, students are going to be able to understand advanced concepts of spatial analysis for spatial planning topics.

1. Review of GIS concepts

2. Spatial autocorrelation

3. Spatial indeces

4. Evaluation of point patterns

5. Interpolation (point, line, area)

6. The Modifiable Aerial Unit Problem (MAUP)

7. Ecological fallacy

8. Map Algebra basic operators

9. Map Algebra for spatial analysis

10. Visibility analysis

11. Location Allocation problems

12. Urban sprawl models

13. Review of topics

The final assessment of the students is based on evaluating weekly coursework (50%) and on the final exam mark (50%).

• Χαλκιάς Χ., και Μ. Γκούσια, 2015, Ανάλυση Ψηφιδωτών Δεδομένων σε περιβάλλον GIS, https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/4547
• Καλογήρου Σ., 2015, Χωρική ανάλυση: Μεθοδολογία και εφαρμογές με τη γλώσσα R. https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/5029