Geostatistics Resources

Caitlin Dempsey

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Geostatistics is a brand of statistics that deals specifically with spatial relationships. Find information about this branch of mathematics, software and tie-ins to GIS.

Geostatistics Glossary
Geostatistics terminology. Maintained by Donald Myers of the University of Arizona.

Gstat
Gstat is a free geostatistical software program.

Practical Geostatistics 2000
This is a free unlimited teaching package for Windows OS to illustrate the workings of kriging.

Uncert’s User Guide
A Geostatistical Uncertainty Analysis Package Applied to Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling. Created by Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.





What is Geostatistics?
Introductory article explaining geostatistics and its origins. By Donald Myers of the University of Arizona.

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Caitlin Dempsey

Caitlin Dempsey is a geographer, writer, and founder and editor of Geography Realm. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Geography from UCLA and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from San José State University.

For more than two decades, she has written about geography, maps, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, satellite imagery, and environmental science. Her work focuses on making geography accessible to a broad audience through articles, tutorials, and educational resources.

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