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48 results for spatial conditioning

The paper addresses ill-conditioning in large spatial data, proposing solutions for prediction and likelihood estimation.

problem Ill-conditioning of the kernel matrix in large spatial data sets.
method Introduction of various optimality criteria and solutions for managing large spatial data.
result Solutions for managing large spatial data, addressing ill-conditioning and improving prediction and likelihood estimation.

This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in the conditional product convergence in the parishes' economies of mainland Portugal between 1991 and 2001 (the last year with data available for this spatial disaggregation level). To analyse the data, Moran's I statistic…

2011-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes LSCP for spatial data uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty quantification in spatial statistics, especially for complex and heterogeneous datasets.
method Localized quantile regression for spatial conformal prediction.
result LSCP provides more accurate and consistent prediction intervals.

SpaceGAN enhances geospatial data using deep learning.

problem Challenges in modeling geospatial data with deep learning.
method SpaceGAN, a generative model that learns spatial structures through conditioning on neighbours.
result SpaceGAN produces synthetic samples faithful to real spatial patterns, improving data augmentation and model generalization.

Spatial Deconfounder tackles interference and confounding in spatial data.

problem Interference and unmeasured spatial factors confound causal inference in spatial domains.
method Two-stage method using CVAE with spatial prior to reconstruct confounder, then estimate causal effects.
result Nonparametric identification of direct and spillover effects under weak assumptions.

This study analyses, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects and human capital in the conditional productivity convergence (product per worker) in the economic sectors of NUTs III of mainland Portugal between 1995 and 2002. To analyse the data, Moran's I statistics is considered, and …

2011-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

OpFlow predicts robust OD flows by learning choice potentials conditioned on spatial exposures.

problem Deep models trained on raw counts are vulnerable to distribution shift.
method OpFlow learns row-centered choice potentials and reconstructs flows by combining them with a calibrated origin scale.
result OpFlow improves robustness under environment shifts, as shown by controlled synthetic shifts and a real-world experiment.

In this paper, we compute the graph skein algebra of the punctured disk with two holes. Then, we apply the graph skein techniques developed here to establish necessary conditions for a spatial graph to have a symmetry of order pp, where pp is a prime. The obstruction criteria introduced here extend some results obtai…

2009-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

An accurate assessment of the risk of extreme environmental events is of great importance for populations, authorities and the banking/insurance/reinsurance industry. Koch (2017) introduced a notion of spatial risk measure and a corresponding set of axioms which are well suited to analyze the risk due to events having …

2018-03-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm combines Geostatistics and Quantile Random Forests for non-stationary spatial modelling.

problem Non-stationary spatial modelling with multiple secondary variables.
method Combines Geostatistics and Quantile Random Forests to estimate conditional distributions and simulate spatial data.
result Consistent results similar to geostatistical and Quantile Random Forests, allowing for embedding simpler interpolation techniques.

We use the topological invariant of spatial graphs introduced by S. Yamada to find necessary conditions for a spatial graph to be periodic with a prime period. The proof of the main result is based on computing the Yamada skein algebra of the solid torus then proving that this algebra injects into the Kauffman bracket …

2006-01-17abs ↗pdf ↗

SIGMA prior enables federated learning for non-factorizable models.

problem Current FL methods assume conditional independence, limiting applicability to non-factorizable models.
method SIGMA prior approximates deep generative model to induce conditional independence structure.
result SIGMA prior expands FL applicability to fields requiring modeling dependencies.

The GANs are generative models whose random samples realistically reflect natural images. It also can generate samples with specific attributes by concatenating a condition vector into the input, yet research on this field is not well studied. We propose novel methods of conditioning generative adversarial networks (GA…

2016-11-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops statistical methods for rates of change on Riemannian manifolds.

problem Statistical inference for rates of change in spatial processes over non-Euclidean domains.
method Formalizes smoothness and constructs differential processes for Riemannian manifolds, derives conditions for kernel existence, and develops predictive inference.
result Validates theoretical findings through simulation experiments for derivatives over polyhedral meshes.

An ordered and oriented 2-component link L in the 3-sphere is said to be achiral if it is ambient isotopic to its mirror image ignoring the orientation and ordering of the components. Kirk-Livingston showed that if L is achiral then the linking number of L is not congruent to 2 modulo 4. In this paper we study orientat…

2007-08-01abs ↗pdf ↗

New model predicts urban sprawl sensitivity from remote sensing data.

problem Forecasting urban sprawl sensitivity to economic factors.
method Physics-constrained conditional GANs for image-to-image translation.
result Model accurately predicts urban sprawl sensitivity without detailed data.

Proposes a method to make statistical inferences robust in spatially dependent settings with missing at random labels.

problem Statistical inference challenges with missing at random labels and spatial dependence.
method Doubly robust estimator with cross-fit nuisances and jackknife spatial HAC variance correction.
result Asymptotically valid confidence intervals with improved finite-sample calibration.

Researchers find solutions to Einstein equations in higher dimensions.

problem Finding spatially homogeneous solutions to vacuum Einstein equations in general dimensions.
method Assumed spatially homogeneous spacetime, solved Einstein equations for globally hyperbolic spacetimes with specific symmetry groups.
result Spatially homogeneous solutions found, corresponding to Bianchi type II in 4D, and constraints on spacetime expansion.

Paper proposes dp-VAE for preserving spatial context in gene expression data.

problem Inaccessibility of spatial context in single-cell gene expression data.
method Generic representation learning and transfer learning framework with a distance-preserving regularizer.
result dp-VAE effectively reconstructs and imputes spatial context from gene expression data.

Physics-informed methods infer spatial dynamics from static snapshots, but limits exist.

problem Inferring spatial dynamics from static molecular patterns.
method Combining flexible representations with mechanistic constraints, analyzing structural identifiability, and adapting physics-informed schemes.
result Static spatial patterns can identify spatially varying dynamics, but limits exist due to modeling choices.

Paper models spatio-temporal extremes using conditional variational autoencoders.

problem Modeling co-occurrence of extreme weather events under changing climate conditions.
method Conditional Variational Autoencoder (cXVAE) with CNN integration.
result Accurately emulates spatial fields and recovers extremal dependence with low computational cost.

WBCP improves conformal prediction for distribution shifts using weighted Dirichlet posteriors.

problem Handling distribution shifts in conformal prediction.
method Generalizes Bayesian Quadrature Conformal Prediction (BQ-CP) to arbitrary importance-weighted settings.
result WBCP maintains coverage guarantees while providing richer uncertainty information.

Spatial statisticians and quantitative investors use the same mathematical object: a Schur complement, damped by one parameter.

problem The Schur complement is used in both spatial modeling and portfolio allocation, but the parameters are different.
method The Schur complement is interpreted as reliability shrinkage of a conditional Gaussian.
result The Schur complement is the same in both applications.

A scalable method for estimating spatial data using VREML.

problem Costly computation of REML for large, sparse precision matrices in spatial data.
method Proposes VREML framework approximating marginal likelihood with Gaussian variational distribution and deriving a coordinate-ascent algorithm.
result Empirically shows VREML outperforms MLE and INLA.

Bayesian deconditioning improves downscaling of spatial fields.

problem Challenges in refining low-resolution spatial fields with high-resolution information.
method Proposes a Bayesian formulation of deconditioning to solve the inverse problem of conditional expectation.
result Shows substantial improvements in atmospheric field downscaling over existing methods.

A new machine learning method for spatial regression.

problem Spatial/temporal regression with scattered data and arbitrary dimensions.
method Modified Planar Rotator (MPRS) method, a non-parametric model with distance-dependent interactions.
result MPRS predictions are competitive with standard interpolation methods and superior in handling rough and non-Gaussian data.

Automated rock fragmentation assessment using deep learning and spatial statistics.

problem Assessing post-blast rock fragmentation in real-time.
method Fine-tuned YOLO12l-seg model for instance segmentation, followed by spatial statistics.
result Framework accurately assesses rock fragmentation patterns in real-time.

New framework models complex spatial data with basis functions and graphical vectors.

problem Modeling highly-multivariate spatial processes with varying resolutions.
method Extends graphical lasso to multivariate Gaussian processes with independent graphical vectors at different resolutions, using an orthogonal basis and fusion penalty.
result Linear complexity and parsimonious conditional independence structure in multilevel graphical model.