In an era where data swells into a digital tsunami, understanding the language of space is a key competence for navigating our interconnected world. This book is your compass for mastering that language. Using two of the most powerful and accessible digital tools—Python and OpenStreetMap—you will embark on a hands-on journey into the world of geostatistics. Designed for readers with basic programming experience, this compact textbook starts with the absolute fundamentals and quickly builds toward real-world applications. You will learn to forge your own geostatistical tools, from functions that calculate the mean and median of spatial data to powerful methods for determining the true center of a distribution, the most central existing feature, and the dispersion of data points. By the end, you won't just have a technical manual; you will hold a new lens through which to view the world, capable of transforming raw data into valuable insights and strategic recommendations. Are you ready to shape the world of tomorrow? The journey begins here. In addition to this textbook, the separately available "Solution Book for Introduction to Geostatistics with Python and OpenStreetMap" is offered, which contains the complete solutions to all tasks and thus allows you to optimally monitor your learning progress.
