Geostatistics

<p>Geostatistics is a branch of <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a> focusing on spatial or <a href="/facts/Spacetime/uRIN1x4b">spatiotemporal</a> <a href="/facts/Dataset/eDvegUTK">datasets</a>. Developed originally to predict <a href="/facts/Probability_distribution/EpsKKVRu">probability distributions</a> of <a href="/facts/Ore_grade/kgc9DssX">ore grades</a> for <a href="/facts/Mining/g6uDIFab">mining</a> operations, it is currently applied in diverse disciplines including <a href="/facts/Petroleum_geology/jMPyPVmN">petroleum geology</a>, <a href="/facts/Hydrogeology/4HEanFa0">hydrogeology</a>, <a href="/facts/Hydrology/Xh727cnE">hydrology</a>, <a href="/facts/Meteorology/xblFr28q">meteorology</a>, <a href="/facts/Oceanography/LtrG6peD">oceanography</a>, <a href="/facts/Geochemistry/05094gDu">geochemistry</a>, <a href="/facts/Geometallurgy/dplMz6lb">geometallurgy</a>, <a href="/facts/Geography/TRd1Toyo">geography</a>, <a href="/facts/Forestry/puvod5MV">forestry</a>, <a href="/facts/Environmental_control/gm1UQdR6">environmental control</a>, <a href="/facts/Landscape_ecology/dHH4IgVp">landscape ecology</a>, <a href="/facts/Soil_science/nJ9SxpEE">soil science</a>, and <a href="/facts/Agriculture/TGztqzJs">agriculture</a> (esp. in <a href="/facts/Precision_farming/gFFSu5tB">precision farming</a>). Geostatistics is applied in varied branches of <a href="/facts/Geography/TRd1Toyo">geography</a>, particularly those involving the spread of diseases (<a href="/facts/Epidemiology/wgTmxoMA">epidemiology</a>), the practice of commerce and military planning (<a href="/facts/Logistics/0Hr2w55W">logistics</a>), and the development of efficient <a href="/facts/Spatial_network/NLuCkeXe">spatial networks</a>. Geostatistical algorithms are incorporated in many places, including <a href="/facts/Geographic_information_systems/PoP1kVoa">geographic information systems</a> (GIS).
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Geostatistics