Overview of TerraSeer STIS Overview of TerraSeer STISTerraSeer STIS allows you to view the data in your project, display these data in maps and graphs, and to perform statistics to evaluate spatial pattern. What makes this software unique is that it is a space-time information system (STIS). In STIS, time is a dimension of the data, rather than an attribute linked to each object in the dataset. Thus, almost all views of the data can be animated, from maps to histograms to tables. But, STIS does more than just animate your data, it allows you to make statistical inferences about patterns in the data as well. STIS allows you to view, interact with and statistically analyze your space-time data so that you can make informed decisions.
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The STIS interface consists of a few components: the data view, spatial weights view, and log view; the task manager; the toolbars; and a workspace containing the maps and graphs you choose to generate.
Right-clicking in the toolbar area will bring up a list of the toolbars and views, which allows you to "uncheck" those you don't want to see. You can retrieve toolbars and views by selecting them from the Window menu. In the view below, the views, and tools bars are shown in their default locations, but these can all be docked or free-floating. You can also move the graphs, plots, and maps within the workspace. You can click on the image below for more information about the elements shown.
The data view is a visual display of all of the data in your project. Unlike other GIS programs, which tend to organize the data by tables, this view organizes the data by the associated geography, and all variables associated with that geography are listed.
The data view occupies the left side of the application window as a default.
The spatial weights view is a visual display of the spatial weights sets you have in your project. It lists the weights sets available, and it is where you create new weights sets to use in statistical methods or to view in the map. This view occupies the left side of the application window under the data view as a default.
STIS records text-based information from your analyses in the log view: the screen below the Data view and Map. You can move the log or resize it as you like. You can also close it and re-open it by going to "Window>Log view."
The task manager guides you through implementation of the STIS's collection of data transformation and statistical methods.
STIS has four tool sets for you to use: Project, Visualization, Animation, and Map tools.
