[R-sig-Geo] krigeST question (yet again!)

2014-09-15 Thread Hodgess, Erin
Hello r-Sig-Geo-ers! I have a goofy question (surprise!), please: When we use krigeST, we can predict spatially in many locations other than the original data locations. Can we also predict temporally farther out, please? For instance, say my data set runs from Jan 2014 - Aug 2014, and I

Re: [R-sig-Geo] krigeST question (yet again!)

2014-09-15 Thread Edzer Pebesma
Erin, gstat::krigeST does not have the conception of a data extent outside of which interpolation is prohibited. With data from Texas, you can interpolate to Antarctica. Likewise, you can make predictions for the next century. The software only translates the model assumptions into predictions. It