Hands-on Exercise - 1st Order Spatial Point Patterns Analysis

Session 4

Author

Pierre HAAS

Published

January 30, 2023

Modified

March 19, 2023

1 Getting Started

1.1 Installing and Loading R packages

pacman::p_load(maptools, sf, raster, spatstat, tmap, tidyverse)

2 Spatial Data Wrangling

2.1 Importing the spatial data

childcare_sf <- st_read("data/child-care-services-geojson.geojson") %>%
  st_transform(crs = 3414)
Reading layer `child-care-services-geojson' from data source 
  `C:\p-haas\IS415\Hands-on_Ex\Hands-on_Ex04\data\child-care-services-geojson.geojson' 
  using driver `GeoJSON'
Simple feature collection with 1545 features and 2 fields
Geometry type: POINT
Dimension:     XYZ
Bounding box:  xmin: 103.6824 ymin: 1.248403 xmax: 103.9897 ymax: 1.462134
z_range:       zmin: 0 zmax: 0
Geodetic CRS:  WGS 84
sg_sf <- st_read(dsn = "data", layer="CostalOutline")
Reading layer `CostalOutline' from data source 
  `C:\p-haas\IS415\Hands-on_Ex\Hands-on_Ex04\data' using driver `ESRI Shapefile'
Simple feature collection with 60 features and 4 fields
Geometry type: POLYGON
Dimension:     XY
Bounding box:  xmin: 2663.926 ymin: 16357.98 xmax: 56047.79 ymax: 50244.03
Projected CRS: SVY21
mpsz_sf <- st_read(dsn = "data", 
                layer = "MP14_SUBZONE_WEB_PL")
Reading layer `MP14_SUBZONE_WEB_PL' from data source 
  `C:\p-haas\IS415\Hands-on_Ex\Hands-on_Ex04\data' using driver `ESRI Shapefile'
Simple feature collection with 323 features and 15 fields
Geometry type: MULTIPOLYGON
Dimension:     XY
Bounding box:  xmin: 2667.538 ymin: 15748.72 xmax: 56396.44 ymax: 50256.33
Projected CRS: SVY21

2.1.1 DIY

st_crs(sg_sf)
Coordinate Reference System:
  User input: SVY21 
  wkt:
PROJCRS["SVY21",
    BASEGEOGCRS["SVY21[WGS84]",
        DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",
            ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            ID["EPSG",6326]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]],
    CONVERSION["unnamed",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",1.36666666666667,
            ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",103.833333333333,
            ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",28001.642,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",38744.572,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["(E)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,
                ID["EPSG",9001]]],
        AXIS["(N)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,
                ID["EPSG",9001]]]]
st_crs(mpsz_sf)
Coordinate Reference System:
  User input: SVY21 
  wkt:
PROJCRS["SVY21",
    BASEGEOGCRS["SVY21[WGS84]",
        DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",
            ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            ID["EPSG",6326]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]],
    CONVERSION["unnamed",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",1.36666666666667,
            ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",103.833333333333,
            ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",28001.642,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",38744.572,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["(E)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,
                ID["EPSG",9001]]],
        AXIS["(N)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,
                ID["EPSG",9001]]]]
sg_sf = sg_sf %>%
  st_set_crs(3414)

mpsz_sf = mpsz_sf %>%
  st_set_crs(3414)
mpsz_sf
Simple feature collection with 323 features and 15 fields
Geometry type: MULTIPOLYGON
Dimension:     XY
Bounding box:  xmin: 2667.538 ymin: 15748.72 xmax: 56396.44 ymax: 50256.33
Projected CRS: SVY21 / Singapore TM
First 10 features:
   OBJECTID SUBZONE_NO       SUBZONE_N SUBZONE_C CA_IND      PLN_AREA_N
1         1          1    MARINA SOUTH    MSSZ01      Y    MARINA SOUTH
2         2          1    PEARL'S HILL    OTSZ01      Y          OUTRAM
3         3          3       BOAT QUAY    SRSZ03      Y SINGAPORE RIVER
4         4          8  HENDERSON HILL    BMSZ08      N     BUKIT MERAH
5         5          3         REDHILL    BMSZ03      N     BUKIT MERAH
6         6          7  ALEXANDRA HILL    BMSZ07      N     BUKIT MERAH
7         7          9   BUKIT HO SWEE    BMSZ09      N     BUKIT MERAH
8         8          2     CLARKE QUAY    SRSZ02      Y SINGAPORE RIVER
9         9         13 PASIR PANJANG 1    QTSZ13      N      QUEENSTOWN
10       10          7       QUEENSWAY    QTSZ07      N      QUEENSTOWN
   PLN_AREA_C       REGION_N REGION_C          INC_CRC FMEL_UPD_D   X_ADDR
1          MS CENTRAL REGION       CR 5ED7EB253F99252E 2014-12-05 31595.84
2          OT CENTRAL REGION       CR 8C7149B9EB32EEFC 2014-12-05 28679.06
3          SR CENTRAL REGION       CR C35FEFF02B13E0E5 2014-12-05 29654.96
4          BM CENTRAL REGION       CR 3775D82C5DDBEFBD 2014-12-05 26782.83
5          BM CENTRAL REGION       CR 85D9ABEF0A40678F 2014-12-05 26201.96
6          BM CENTRAL REGION       CR 9D286521EF5E3B59 2014-12-05 25358.82
7          BM CENTRAL REGION       CR 7839A8577144EFE2 2014-12-05 27680.06
8          SR CENTRAL REGION       CR 48661DC0FBA09F7A 2014-12-05 29253.21
9          QT CENTRAL REGION       CR 1F721290C421BFAB 2014-12-05 22077.34
10         QT CENTRAL REGION       CR 3580D2AFFBEE914C 2014-12-05 24168.31
     Y_ADDR SHAPE_Leng SHAPE_Area                       geometry
1  29220.19   5267.381  1630379.3 MULTIPOLYGON (((31495.56 30...
2  29782.05   3506.107   559816.2 MULTIPOLYGON (((29092.28 30...
3  29974.66   1740.926   160807.5 MULTIPOLYGON (((29932.33 29...
4  29933.77   3313.625   595428.9 MULTIPOLYGON (((27131.28 30...
5  30005.70   2825.594   387429.4 MULTIPOLYGON (((26451.03 30...
6  29991.38   4428.913  1030378.8 MULTIPOLYGON (((25899.7 297...
7  30230.86   3275.312   551732.0 MULTIPOLYGON (((27746.95 30...
8  30222.86   2208.619   290184.7 MULTIPOLYGON (((29351.26 29...
9  29893.78   6571.323  1084792.3 MULTIPOLYGON (((20996.49 30...
10 30104.18   3454.239   631644.3 MULTIPOLYGON (((24472.11 29...

2.2 Mapping the geospatial data sets

tmap_mode('plot')
tm_shape(mpsz_sf)+
  tm_borders()+
  tm_fill()+
  tm_shape(childcare_sf)+
  tm_dots()

tmap_mode('view')
tm_shape(childcare_sf)+
  tm_dots()
tmap_mode('plot')

3 Geospatial Data Wrangling

3.1 Converting sf data frames to sp’s Spatial* class

childcare <- as_Spatial(childcare_sf)
mpsz <- as_Spatial(mpsz_sf)
sg <- as_Spatial(sg_sf)
childcare
class       : SpatialPointsDataFrame 
features    : 1545 
extent      : 11203.01, 45404.24, 25667.6, 49300.88  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs         : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=1.36666666666667 +lon_0=103.833333333333 +k=1 +x_0=28001.642 +y_0=38744.572 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs 
variables   : 2
names       :    Name,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Description 
min values  :   kml_1, <center><table><tr><th colspan='2' align='center'><em>Attributes</em></th></tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSPOSTALCODE</th> <td>018989</td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>ADDRESSSTREETNAME</th> <td>1, MARINA BOULEVARD, #B1 - 01, ONE MARINA BOULEVARD, SINGAPORE 018989</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSTYPE</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>DESCRIPTION</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>HYPERLINK</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>LANDXADDRESSPOINT</th> <td>0</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>LANDYADDRESSPOINT</th> <td>0</td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>NAME</th> <td>THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>PHOTOURL</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>INC_CRC</th> <td>08F73931F4A691F4</td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>FMEL_UPD_D</th> <td>20200826094036</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSUNITNUMBER</th> <td></td> </tr></table></center> 
max values  : kml_999,                  <center><table><tr><th colspan='2' align='center'><em>Attributes</em></th></tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSBLOCKHOUSENUMBER</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSPOSTALCODE</th> <td>829646</td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>ADDRESSSTREETNAME</th> <td>200, PONGGOL SEVENTEENTH AVENUE, SINGAPORE 829646</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSTYPE</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>DESCRIPTION</th> <td>Child Care Services</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>HYPERLINK</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>LANDXADDRESSPOINT</th> <td>0</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>LANDYADDRESSPOINT</th> <td>0</td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>NAME</th> <td>RAFFLES KIDZ @ PUNGGOL PTE LTD</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>PHOTOURL</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>ADDRESSFLOORNUMBER</th> <td></td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>INC_CRC</th> <td>379D017BF244B0FA</td> </tr><tr bgcolor=""> <th>FMEL_UPD_D</th> <td>20200826094036</td> </tr><tr bgcolor="#E3E3F3"> <th>ADDRESSUNITNUMBER</th> <td></td> </tr></table></center> 
mpsz
class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
features    : 323 
extent      : 2667.538, 56396.44, 15748.72, 50256.33  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs         : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=1.36666666666667 +lon_0=103.833333333333 +k=1 +x_0=28001.642 +y_0=38744.572 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs 
variables   : 15
names       : OBJECTID, SUBZONE_NO, SUBZONE_N, SUBZONE_C, CA_IND, PLN_AREA_N, PLN_AREA_C,       REGION_N, REGION_C,          INC_CRC, FMEL_UPD_D,     X_ADDR,     Y_ADDR,    SHAPE_Leng,    SHAPE_Area 
min values  :        1,          1, ADMIRALTY,    AMSZ01,      N, ANG MO KIO,         AM, CENTRAL REGION,       CR, 00F5E30B5C9B7AD8,      16409,  5092.8949,  19579.069, 871.554887798, 39437.9352703 
max values  :      323,         17,    YUNNAN,    YSSZ09,      Y,     YISHUN,         YS,    WEST REGION,       WR, FFCCF172717C2EAF,      16409, 50424.7923, 49552.7904, 68083.9364708,  69748298.792 
sg
class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
features    : 60 
extent      : 2663.926, 56047.79, 16357.98, 50244.03  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs         : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=1.36666666666667 +lon_0=103.833333333333 +k=1 +x_0=28001.642 +y_0=38744.572 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs 
variables   : 4
names       : GDO_GID, MSLINK, MAPID,              COSTAL_NAM 
min values  :       1,      1,     0,             ISLAND LINK 
max values  :      60,     67,     0, SINGAPORE - MAIN ISLAND 

3.2 Converting the Spatial* class into generic sp format

childcare_sp <- as(childcare, "SpatialPoints")
sg_sp <- as(sg, "SpatialPolygons")
childcare_sp
class       : SpatialPoints 
features    : 1545 
extent      : 11203.01, 45404.24, 25667.6, 49300.88  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs         : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=1.36666666666667 +lon_0=103.833333333333 +k=1 +x_0=28001.642 +y_0=38744.572 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs 

3.3 Converting the generic sp format into spatstat’s ppp format

childcare_ppp <- as(childcare_sp, "ppp")
childcare_ppp
Planar point pattern: 1545 points
window: rectangle = [11203.01, 45404.24] x [25667.6, 49300.88] units
plot(childcare_ppp)

summary(childcare_ppp)
Planar point pattern:  1545 points
Average intensity 1.91145e-06 points per square unit

*Pattern contains duplicated points*

Coordinates are given to 3 decimal places
i.e. rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.001 units

Window: rectangle = [11203.01, 45404.24] x [25667.6, 49300.88] units
                    (34200 x 23630 units)
Window area = 808287000 square units

3.4 Handling duplicated points

any(duplicated(childcare_ppp))
[1] TRUE
sum(multiplicity(childcare_ppp) > 1)
[1] 128
childcare_ppp_jit <- rjitter(childcare_ppp, 
                             retry=TRUE, 
                             nsim=1, 
                             drop=TRUE)
any(duplicated(childcare_ppp_jit))
[1] FALSE

3.5 Creating owin object

sg_owin = as(sg_sp, "owin")
plot(sg_owin)

summary(sg_owin)
Window: polygonal boundary
60 separate polygons (no holes)
            vertices        area relative.area
polygon 1         38 1.56140e+04      2.09e-05
polygon 2        735 4.69093e+06      6.27e-03
polygon 3         49 1.66986e+04      2.23e-05
polygon 4         76 3.12332e+05      4.17e-04
polygon 5       5141 6.36179e+08      8.50e-01
polygon 6         42 5.58317e+04      7.46e-05
polygon 7         67 1.31354e+06      1.75e-03
polygon 8         15 4.46420e+03      5.96e-06
polygon 9         14 5.46674e+03      7.30e-06
polygon 10        37 5.26194e+03      7.03e-06
polygon 11        53 3.44003e+04      4.59e-05
polygon 12        74 5.82234e+04      7.78e-05
polygon 13        69 5.63134e+04      7.52e-05
polygon 14       143 1.45139e+05      1.94e-04
polygon 15       165 3.38736e+05      4.52e-04
polygon 16       130 9.40465e+04      1.26e-04
polygon 17        19 1.80977e+03      2.42e-06
polygon 18        16 2.01046e+03      2.69e-06
polygon 19        93 4.30642e+05      5.75e-04
polygon 20        90 4.15092e+05      5.54e-04
polygon 21       721 1.92795e+06      2.57e-03
polygon 22       330 1.11896e+06      1.49e-03
polygon 23       115 9.28394e+05      1.24e-03
polygon 24        37 1.01705e+04      1.36e-05
polygon 25        25 1.66227e+04      2.22e-05
polygon 26        10 2.14507e+03      2.86e-06
polygon 27       190 2.02489e+05      2.70e-04
polygon 28       175 9.25904e+05      1.24e-03
polygon 29      1993 9.99217e+06      1.33e-02
polygon 30        38 2.42492e+04      3.24e-05
polygon 31        24 6.35239e+03      8.48e-06
polygon 32        53 6.35791e+05      8.49e-04
polygon 33        41 1.60161e+04      2.14e-05
polygon 34        22 2.54368e+03      3.40e-06
polygon 35        30 1.08382e+04      1.45e-05
polygon 36       327 2.16921e+06      2.90e-03
polygon 37       111 6.62927e+05      8.85e-04
polygon 38        90 1.15991e+05      1.55e-04
polygon 39        98 6.26829e+04      8.37e-05
polygon 40       415 3.25384e+06      4.35e-03
polygon 41       222 1.51142e+06      2.02e-03
polygon 42       107 6.33039e+05      8.45e-04
polygon 43         7 2.48299e+03      3.32e-06
polygon 44        17 3.28303e+04      4.38e-05
polygon 45        26 8.34758e+03      1.11e-05
polygon 46       177 4.67446e+05      6.24e-04
polygon 47        16 3.19460e+03      4.27e-06
polygon 48        15 4.87296e+03      6.51e-06
polygon 49        66 1.61841e+04      2.16e-05
polygon 50       149 5.63430e+06      7.53e-03
polygon 51       609 2.62570e+07      3.51e-02
polygon 52         8 7.82256e+03      1.04e-05
polygon 53       976 2.33447e+07      3.12e-02
polygon 54        55 8.25379e+04      1.10e-04
polygon 55       976 2.33447e+07      3.12e-02
polygon 56        61 3.33449e+05      4.45e-04
polygon 57         6 1.68410e+04      2.25e-05
polygon 58         4 9.45963e+03      1.26e-05
polygon 59        46 6.99702e+05      9.35e-04
polygon 60        13 7.00873e+04      9.36e-05
enclosing rectangle: [2663.93, 56047.79] x [16357.98, 50244.03] units
                     (53380 x 33890 units)
Window area = 748741000 square units
Fraction of frame area: 0.414

3.6 Combining point events object and owin object

childcareSG_ppp = childcare_ppp[sg_owin]
summary(childcareSG_ppp)
Planar point pattern:  1545 points
Average intensity 2.063463e-06 points per square unit

*Pattern contains duplicated points*

Coordinates are given to 3 decimal places
i.e. rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.001 units

Window: polygonal boundary
60 separate polygons (no holes)
            vertices        area relative.area
polygon 1         38 1.56140e+04      2.09e-05
polygon 2        735 4.69093e+06      6.27e-03
polygon 3         49 1.66986e+04      2.23e-05
polygon 4         76 3.12332e+05      4.17e-04
polygon 5       5141 6.36179e+08      8.50e-01
polygon 6         42 5.58317e+04      7.46e-05
polygon 7         67 1.31354e+06      1.75e-03
polygon 8         15 4.46420e+03      5.96e-06
polygon 9         14 5.46674e+03      7.30e-06
polygon 10        37 5.26194e+03      7.03e-06
polygon 11        53 3.44003e+04      4.59e-05
polygon 12        74 5.82234e+04      7.78e-05
polygon 13        69 5.63134e+04      7.52e-05
polygon 14       143 1.45139e+05      1.94e-04
polygon 15       165 3.38736e+05      4.52e-04
polygon 16       130 9.40465e+04      1.26e-04
polygon 17        19 1.80977e+03      2.42e-06
polygon 18        16 2.01046e+03      2.69e-06
polygon 19        93 4.30642e+05      5.75e-04
polygon 20        90 4.15092e+05      5.54e-04
polygon 21       721 1.92795e+06      2.57e-03
polygon 22       330 1.11896e+06      1.49e-03
polygon 23       115 9.28394e+05      1.24e-03
polygon 24        37 1.01705e+04      1.36e-05
polygon 25        25 1.66227e+04      2.22e-05
polygon 26        10 2.14507e+03      2.86e-06
polygon 27       190 2.02489e+05      2.70e-04
polygon 28       175 9.25904e+05      1.24e-03
polygon 29      1993 9.99217e+06      1.33e-02
polygon 30        38 2.42492e+04      3.24e-05
polygon 31        24 6.35239e+03      8.48e-06
polygon 32        53 6.35791e+05      8.49e-04
polygon 33        41 1.60161e+04      2.14e-05
polygon 34        22 2.54368e+03      3.40e-06
polygon 35        30 1.08382e+04      1.45e-05
polygon 36       327 2.16921e+06      2.90e-03
polygon 37       111 6.62927e+05      8.85e-04
polygon 38        90 1.15991e+05      1.55e-04
polygon 39        98 6.26829e+04      8.37e-05
polygon 40       415 3.25384e+06      4.35e-03
polygon 41       222 1.51142e+06      2.02e-03
polygon 42       107 6.33039e+05      8.45e-04
polygon 43         7 2.48299e+03      3.32e-06
polygon 44        17 3.28303e+04      4.38e-05
polygon 45        26 8.34758e+03      1.11e-05
polygon 46       177 4.67446e+05      6.24e-04
polygon 47        16 3.19460e+03      4.27e-06
polygon 48        15 4.87296e+03      6.51e-06
polygon 49        66 1.61841e+04      2.16e-05
polygon 50       149 5.63430e+06      7.53e-03
polygon 51       609 2.62570e+07      3.51e-02
polygon 52         8 7.82256e+03      1.04e-05
polygon 53       976 2.33447e+07      3.12e-02
polygon 54        55 8.25379e+04      1.10e-04
polygon 55       976 2.33447e+07      3.12e-02
polygon 56        61 3.33449e+05      4.45e-04
polygon 57         6 1.68410e+04      2.25e-05
polygon 58         4 9.45963e+03      1.26e-05
polygon 59        46 6.99702e+05      9.35e-04
polygon 60        13 7.00873e+04      9.36e-05
enclosing rectangle: [2663.93, 56047.79] x [16357.98, 50244.03] units
                     (53380 x 33890 units)
Window area = 748741000 square units
Fraction of frame area: 0.414
plot(childcareSG_ppp)

4 First-order Spatial Point Patterns Analysis

4.1 Kernel Density Estimation

4.1.1 Computing kernel density estimation using automatic bandwidth selection method

kde_childcareSG_bw <- density(childcareSG_ppp,
                              sigma=bw.diggle,
                              edge=TRUE,
                            kernel="gaussian")
plot(kde_childcareSG_bw)

4.1.2 Rescalling KDE values

childcareSG_ppp.km <- rescale(childcareSG_ppp, 1000, "km")
kde_childcareSG.bw <- density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
                              sigma=bw.diggle, 
                              edge=TRUE, 
                              kernel="gaussian")
plot(kde_childcareSG.bw)

4.2 Working with different automatic bandwidth methods

bw.CvL(childcareSG_ppp.km);
   sigma 
4.543278 
bw.scott(childcareSG_ppp.km);
 sigma.x  sigma.y 
2.224898 1.450966 
bw.ppl(childcareSG_ppp.km);
    sigma 
0.3897114 
bw.diggle(childcareSG_ppp.km)
    sigma 
0.2984095 
kde_childcareSG.ppl <- density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
                               sigma=bw.ppl, 
                               edge=TRUE,
                               kernel="gaussian")
par(mfrow=c(1,2))
plot(kde_childcareSG.bw, main = "bw.diggle")
plot(kde_childcareSG.ppl, main = "bw.ppl")

4.3 Working with different kernel methods

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.ppl, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"), 
     main="Gaussian")
plot(density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.ppl, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="epanechnikov"), 
     main="Epanechnikov")
plot(density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.ppl, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="quartic"), 
     main="Quartic")
plot(density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.ppl, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="disc"), 
     main="Disc")

5 Fixed and Adaptive KDE

5.1 Computing KDE by using fixed bandwidth

kde_childcareSG_600 <- density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
                               sigma=0.6, 
                               edge=TRUE, 
                               kernel="gaussian")
plot(kde_childcareSG_600)

5.2 Computing KDE by using adaptive bandwidth

kde_childcareSG_adaptive <- adaptive.density(childcareSG_ppp.km, 
                                             method="kernel")
plot(kde_childcareSG_adaptive)

par(mfrow=c(1,2))
plot(kde_childcareSG.bw, main = "Fixed bandwidth")
plot(kde_childcareSG_adaptive, main = "Adaptive bandwidth")

5.3 Converting KDE into grid object

gridded_kde_childcareSG_bw <- as.SpatialGridDataFrame.im(kde_childcareSG.bw)
spplot(gridded_kde_childcareSG_bw)

5.3.1 Converting gridded output into raster

kde_childcareSG_bw_raster <- raster(gridded_kde_childcareSG_bw)
kde_childcareSG_bw_raster
class      : RasterLayer 
dimensions : 128, 128, 16384  (nrow, ncol, ncell)
resolution : 0.4170614, 0.2647348  (x, y)
extent     : 2.663926, 56.04779, 16.35798, 50.24403  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs        : NA 
source     : memory
names      : v 
values     : -8.476185e-15, 28.51831  (min, max)

5.3.2 Assigning projection systems

projection(kde_childcareSG_bw_raster) <- CRS('+init=EPSG:3414')
kde_childcareSG_bw_raster
class      : RasterLayer 
dimensions : 128, 128, 16384  (nrow, ncol, ncell)
resolution : 0.4170614, 0.2647348  (x, y)
extent     : 2.663926, 56.04779, 16.35798, 50.24403  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs        : +init=EPSG:3414 
source     : memory
names      : v 
values     : -8.476185e-15, 28.51831  (min, max)

5.4 Visualizing the output in tmap

tm_shape(kde_childcareSG_bw_raster) + 
  tm_raster("v") +
  tm_layout(legend.position = c("right", "bottom"), 
            frame = FALSE)

5.5 Comparing Spatial Point Patterns using KDE

5.5.1 Extracting study area

pg = mpsz[mpsz@data$PLN_AREA_N == "PUNGGOL",]
tm = mpsz[mpsz@data$PLN_AREA_N == "TAMPINES",]
ck = mpsz[mpsz@data$PLN_AREA_N == "CHOA CHU KANG",]
jw = mpsz[mpsz@data$PLN_AREA_N == "JURONG WEST",]
par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(pg, main = "Punggol")
plot(tm, main = "Tampines")
plot(ck, main = "Choa Chu Kang")
plot(jw, main = "Jurong West")

5.5.2 Converting the spatial point data frame into generic sp format

pg_sp = as(pg, "SpatialPolygons")
tm_sp = as(tm, "SpatialPolygons")
ck_sp = as(ck, "SpatialPolygons")
jw_sp = as(jw, "SpatialPolygons")

5.5.3 Creating owin object

pg_owin = as(pg_sp, "owin")
tm_owin = as(tm_sp, "owin")
ck_owin = as(ck_sp, "owin")
jw_owin = as(jw_sp, "owin")

5.5.4 Combining childcare points and the study area

childcare_pg_ppp = childcare_ppp_jit[pg_owin]
childcare_tm_ppp = childcare_ppp_jit[tm_owin]
childcare_ck_ppp = childcare_ppp_jit[ck_owin]
childcare_jw_ppp = childcare_ppp_jit[jw_owin]
childcare_pg_ppp.km = rescale(childcare_pg_ppp, 1000, "km")
childcare_tm_ppp.km = rescale(childcare_tm_ppp, 1000, "km")
childcare_ck_ppp.km = rescale(childcare_ck_ppp, 1000, "km")
childcare_jw_ppp.km = rescale(childcare_jw_ppp, 1000, "km")
par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(childcare_pg_ppp.km, main="Punggol")
plot(childcare_tm_ppp.km, main="Tampines")
plot(childcare_ck_ppp.km, main="Choa Chu Kang")
plot(childcare_jw_ppp.km, main="Jurong West")

5.5.5 Computing KDE

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(density(childcare_pg_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.diggle, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="Punggol")
plot(density(childcare_tm_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.diggle, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="Tempines")
plot(density(childcare_ck_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.diggle, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="Choa Chu Kang")
plot(density(childcare_jw_ppp.km, 
             sigma=bw.diggle, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="JUrong West")

5.5.6 Computing fixed bandwidth KDE

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(density(childcare_ck_ppp.km, 
             sigma=0.25, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="Chou Chu Kang")
plot(density(childcare_jw_ppp.km, 
             sigma=0.25, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="JUrong West")
plot(density(childcare_pg_ppp.km, 
             sigma=0.25, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="Punggol")
plot(density(childcare_tm_ppp.km, 
             sigma=0.25, 
             edge=TRUE, 
             kernel="gaussian"),
     main="Tampines")

6 Nearest Neighbor Analysis

6.1 Testing spatial point patterns using Clark and Evans Test

clarkevans.test(childcareSG_ppp,
                correction="none",
                clipregion="sg_owin",
                alternative=c("clustered"),
                nsim=99)

    Clark-Evans test
    No edge correction
    Monte Carlo test based on 99 simulations of CSR with fixed n

data:  childcareSG_ppp
R = 0.54756, p-value = 0.01
alternative hypothesis: clustered (R < 1)

6.2 Clark and Evans Test: Choa Chu Kang planning area

clarkevans.test(childcare_ck_ppp,
                correction="none",
                clipregion=NULL,
                alternative=c("two.sided"),
                nsim=999)

    Clark-Evans test
    No edge correction
    Monte Carlo test based on 999 simulations of CSR with fixed n

data:  childcare_ck_ppp
R = 0.93607, p-value = 0.078
alternative hypothesis: two-sided

6.3 Clark and Evans Test: Tampines planning area

clarkevans.test(childcare_tm_ppp,
                correction="none",
                clipregion=NULL,
                alternative=c("two.sided"),
                nsim=999)

    Clark-Evans test
    No edge correction
    Monte Carlo test based on 999 simulations of CSR with fixed n

data:  childcare_tm_ppp
R = 0.77315, p-value = 0.002
alternative hypothesis: two-sided