Geographic Information Analysis Core

GIA核心提供专业知识、服务和研究协作，使PRI研究人员能够 以创造性的、最先进的方式将地理信息融入他们的研究中。GIA核心 专门从事空间统计、高级空间分析、探索性空间数据分析(ESDA)和 地理信息系统(GIS)和空间分析的定制编程。其服务支持 收集密集的纵向地理空间数据，建立背景和生态数据库，以及 测绘(包括网络测绘)以及地理空间数据的获取、存档和管理。这个 核心的首要目标是提供合理的建议，并随时获得训练有素的人员、数据和 软件资源，以促进纳入空间观点的创新研究。

The GIA Core provides expertise, services, and research collaborations to enable PRI researchers to incorporate geographic information into their research in creative, state-of-the-art ways. The GIA Core specializes in spatial statistics, advanced spatial analysis, exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), and customized programming for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. Its services support the collection of intensive longitudinal geospatial data, the building of contextual and ecological databases, and mapping (including web mapping), as well as geospatial data acquisition, archiving and management. The overarching goal ofthe core is to provide sound advice and ready access to trained personnel, data and software resources in order to facilitate innovative research that incorporates a spatial perspective.