AI-GEOSTATS: sparse data problem

2003-12-03 Thread Gali Sirkis
Dear list members, Please advise what to do in following case: The sparse dataset for kriging inlcudes only few (5-6) original data points + interpolated external data, that covering whole study area. One of the original data points seems completly not to fit to the main correlation line betwee

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: sparse data problem

2003-12-03 Thread Umberto Fracassi
Hi Gali, may you not try with Radial Basis Function (Multiquadric) instead of kriging? It's meant to be an exact interpolator, although sometimes it doesn't fully honor your data. However, it's based on the concept of track data which seems to me to suit the issue you mention. I employ RBF wit

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: sparse data problem

2003-12-03 Thread Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy
Hi, I am not sure i understood correctly your question. Fist of all, do the interpolated data have come from your sparse data interpolation? What method of interpolation did you use in this case? After Burrough and McDonnel, 2000, you need at least 50 points to have reliable results through k

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: sparse data problem

2003-12-03 Thread Gali Sirkis
Hi Monica, thanks for quick reply. The interpolated data is a different data set with is by its nature (speaking about geological properties) should be correlated with the sparse one. This is a geological data over not huge area - around 20x30 kilometers. It should have at least some spatial corr

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: sparse data problem

2003-12-04 Thread Gali Sirkis
Thank you Umberto, this definitely sounds as an interesting solution. Can you advise something to read about this method? thanks again, Gali --- Umberto Fracassi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Gali, > > may you not try with Radial Basis Function > (Multiquadric) instead of > kriging? It's me

Re: AI-GEOSTATS: sparse data problem

2003-12-05 Thread Marcel Vallée
Gail Sorry for not responding earlier to your request. Your explanatory comment to Monica does not convince me as a exploration and mining geologist. I think her comments are wise and should be considered. A 20x30 km area is a large one even when dealing with very uniform geology. Even in such