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Spatial Interaction Models: from Numerical Experiments to Commercial Applications

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Spatial interaction models have seen extensive use in public and private sector planning over the past 50 years. This paper reviews a number of facets of the application of these models. In particular we focus on developments in testing how well the models work in a number of different contexts related to applied spatial analysis and planning. We also speculate on the future of spatial interaction modelling in an era of ‘Big Data’.

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Clarke, M., Birkin, M. Spatial Interaction Models: from Numerical Experiments to Commercial Applications. Appl. Spatial Analysis 11, 713–729 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-018-9287-1

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