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spatstat (version 1.6-8)

Spatial Point Pattern analysis, model-fitting and simulation

Description

Spatial Point Pattern data analysis, modelling and simulation including multitype/marked points and spatial covariates

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install.packages('spatstat')

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1.6-8

License

GPL version 2 or newer

Maintainer

Adrian Baddeley

Last Published

February 1st, 2026

Functions in spatstat (1.6-8)

Kdot

Multitype K Function (i-to-any)
Kinhom

Inhomogeneous K-function
alltypes

Calculate Statistic for All Types in a Multitype Point Pattern
LennardJones

The Lennard-Jones Potential
MultiStrauss

The Multitype Strauss Point Process Model
expand.owin

Expand Window By Factor
Kest

K-function
Gdot

Multitype Nearest Neighbour Distance Function (i-to-any)
fitted.ppm

Fitted Conditional Intensity for Point Process Model
plot.quad

plot a Spatial Quadrature Scheme
as.mask

Pixel Image Approximation of a Window
dirichlet.weights

Compute Quadrature Weights Based on Dirichlet Tessellation
concatxy

Concatenate x,y Coordinate Vectors
as.ppp

Convert Data To Class ppp
StraussHard

The Strauss / Hard Core Point Process Model
affine.owin

Apply Affine Transformation To Window
OrdThresh

Ord's Interaction model
Fest

Estimate the empty space function F
Kcross

Multitype K Function (Cross-type)
predict.ppm

Prediction from a Fitted Point Process Model
applynbd

Apply Function to Every Neighbourhood in a Point Pattern
MultiStraussHard

The Multitype/Hard Core Strauss Point Process Model
intersect.owin

Intersection or Union of Two Windows
Gmulti

Marked Nearest Neighbour Distance Function
is.im

Test Whether An Object Is A Pixel Image
lansing

Lansing Woods Point Pattern
Poisson

Poisson Point Process Model
fasp.object

Function Arrays for Spatial Patterns
Kmeasure

Reduced Second Moment Measure
area.owin

Area of a Window
bounding.box

Bounding Box of a Window
affine.ppp

Apply Affine Transformation To Point Pattern
Strauss

The Strauss Point Process Model
data.ppm

Extract Original Data from a Fitted Point Process Model
Jest

Estimate the J-function
residuals.ppm

Residuals for Fitted Point Process Model
Iest

Estimate the I-function
betacells

Beta Ganglion Cells in Cat Retina
anova.ppm

ANOVA for Fitted Point Process Models
DiggleGratton

Diggle-Gratton model
im.object

Class of Images
Jmulti

Marked J Function
bdist.points

Distance to Boundary of Window
rmhstart

Determine Initial State for Metropolis-Hastings Simulation.
as.owin

Convert Data To Class owin
crossdist

Pairwise distances between two different point patterns
humberside

Humberside Data on Childhood Leukaemia and Lymphoma
Jcross

Multitype J Function (i-to-j)
ppm.object

Class of Fitted Point Process Models
qqplot.ppm

Q-Q Plot of Residuals from Fitted Point Process Model
Kmulti

Marked K-Function
as.im

Convert to Pixel Image
PairPiece

The Piecewise Constant Pairwise Interaction Point Process Model
is.owin

Test Whether An Object Is A Window
coef.ppm

Coefficients of Fitted Point Process Model
nearest.raster.point

Find Pixel Nearest to a Given Point
Kest.fft

K-function using FFT
hamster

Aherne's hamster tumour data
owin

Create a Window
Saturated

Saturated Pairwise Interaction model
rpoint

Generate N Random Points
quad.object

Class of Quadrature Schemes
gridweights

Compute Quadrature Weights Based on Grid Counts
allstats

Calculate four standard summary functions of a point pattern.
print.im

Print Brief Details of an Image
eem

Exponential Energy Marks
is.marked.ppm

Test Whether A Point Process Model is Marked
km.rs

Kaplan-Meier and Reduced Sample Estimator using Histograms
Pairwise

Generic Pairwise Interaction model
owin.object

Class owin
is.subset.owin

Determine Whether One Window is Contained In Another
split.ppp

Divide Point Pattern into Sub-patterns
superimpose

Superimpose Several Point Patterns
default.dummy

Generate a Default Pattern of Dummy Points
cut.ppp

Convert Point Pattern Marks from Numeric to Factor
cells

Biological Cells Point Pattern
ganglia

Beta Ganglion Cells in Cat Retina, Old Version
identify.ppp

Identify Points in a Point Pattern
stratrand

Stratified random point pattern
diameter

Diameter of a Window Frame
spokes

Spokes pattern of dummy points
erode.owin

Erode a Window
pairsat.family

Saturated Pairwise Interaction Point Process Family
fv.object

Data Frames of Function Values
quadscheme

Generate a Quadrature Scheme from a Point Pattern
Gest

Nearest Neighbour Distance Function G
eroded.areas

Areas of Morphological Erosions
is.ppp

Test Whether An Object Is A Point Pattern
inside.owin

Test Whether Points Are Inside A Window
plot.im

Plot a Pixel Image
pcf.fasp

Pair Correlation Function obtained from array of K functions
distmap

Distance Map
is.marked

Test Whether Marks Are Present
plot.ppm

plot a Fitted Point Process Model
pcf.fv

Pair Correlation Function obtained from K Function
quadratcount

Quadrat counting for a point pattern
ppm

Fit Point Process Model to Data
rMaternII

Simulate Matern Model II
nztrees

New Zealand Trees Point Pattern
shift.ppp

Apply Vector Translation To Point Pattern
plot.fasp

Plot a Function Array
raster.x

Cartesian Coordinates for a Pixel Raster
rNeymanScott

Simulate Neyman-Scott Process
Ord

Generic Ord Interaction model
rMaternI

Simulate Matern Model I
gridcentres

Rectangular grid of points
ord.family

Ord Interaction Process Family
redwoodfull

California Redwoods Point Pattern (Entire Dataset)
amacrine

Hughes' Amacrine Cell Data
rlabel

Random Re-Labelling of Point Pattern
reduced.sample

Reduced Sample Estimator using Histogram Data
is.marked.ppp

Test Whether A Point Pattern is Marked
finpines

Pine saplings in Finland.
copper

Berman-Huntington points and lines data
markcorr

Mark Correlation Function
setcov

Set Covariance of a Window
redwood

California Redwoods Point Pattern (Ripley's Subset)
rMatClust

Simulate Matern Cluster Process
Gcross

Multitype Nearest Neighbour Distance Function (i-to-j)
dummy.ppm

Extract Dummy Points Used to Fit a Point Process Model
Geyer

Geyer's Saturation Point Process Model
kaplan.meier

Kaplan-Meier Estimator using Histogram Data
rotate.owin

Rotate a Window
Softcore

The Soft Core Point Process Model
rmhcontrol

Set Control Parameters for Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm.
bdist.pixels

Distance to Boundary of Window
is.ppm

Test Whether An Object Is A Fitted Point Process Model
letterR

Window in Shape of Letter R
distmap.ppp

Distance Map of Point Pattern
lurking

Lurking variable plot
ppp.object

Class of Point Patterns
shift.owin

Apply Vector Translation To Window
spatstat-internal

Internal spatstat functions
plot.fv

Plot Function Valuesn
distmap.owin

Distance Map of Window
ksmooth.ppp

Kernel Smoothed Intensity of Point Pattern
rmh

Simulate point patterns using the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm.
pairwise.family

Pairwise Interaction Process Family
affine

Apply Affine Transformation
pairdist

Pairwise distances
ants

Harkness-Isham ants' nests data
reach

Interaction Distance of a Point Process
subset.ppp

Extract or Replace Subset of Point Pattern
Jdot

Multitype J Function (i-to-any)
as.rectangle

Window Frame
plot.plotppm

Plot a plotppm Object Created by plot.ppm
plot.ppp

plot a Spatial Point Pattern
print.ppp

Print Brief Details of a Point Pattern Dataset
square

Square Window
ppp

Create a Point Pattern
rtoro

Random Toroidal Shift of Point Pattern
scanpp

Read Point Pattern From Data File
summary.im

Summarizing a Pixel Image
centroid.owin

Centroid of a window
rSSI

Simple Sequential Inhibition
summary.quad

Summarizing a Quadrature Scheme
print.owin

Print Brief Details of a Spatial Window
subset.im

Extract Subset of Image
ripras

Estimate window from points alone
rmpoint

Generate N Random Multitype Points
rThomas

Simulate Thomas Process
complement.owin

Take Complement of a Window
unmark

Remove Marks from a Marked Point Pattern
rotate

Rotate
residualspaper

Data and Code From JRSS Discussion Paper on Residuals
spruces

Spruces Point Pattern
shift

Apply Vector Translation
rmpoispp

Generate Multitype Poisson Point Pattern
print.quad

Print a Quadrature Scheme
suffstat

Sufficient Statistic of Point Process Model
envelope

Simulation envelopes of summary function
plot.owin

Plot a Spatial Window
print.ppm

Print a Fitted Point Process Model
summary.owin

Summary of a Spatial Window
setmarks

Set or Reset the Marks in a Point Pattern
bramblecanes

Hutchings' Bramble Canes data
demopat

Artificial Data Point Pattern
spatstat-deprecated

Deprecated spatstat functions
corners

Corners of a rectangle
im

Create a Pixel Image Object
nndist

Nearest neighbour distances
rotate.ppp

Rotate a Point Pattern
rmh.default

Simulate Point Process Models using the Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm.
pcf

Pair Correlation Function
runifpoint

Generate N Uniform Random Points
rpoispp

Generate Poisson Point Pattern
diagnose.ppm

Diagnostic Plots for Fitted Point Process Model
shift.im

Apply Vector Translation To Pixel Image
rmhmodel

Define Point Process Model for Metropolis-Hastings Simulation.
japanesepines

Japanese Pines Point Pattern
simdat

Simulated Point Pattern
rmh.ppm

Simulate from a Fitted Point Process Model
harmonic

Basis for Harmonic Functions
rescue.rectangle

Convert Window Back To Rectangle
longleaf

Longleaf Pines Point Pattern
summary.ppm

Summarizing a Fitted Point Process Model
subset.fv

Extract Subset of Function Values
plot.splitppp

Plot a List of Point Patterns
union.quad

Union of Data and Dummy Points
pcf.ppp

Pair Correlation Function of Point Pattern
quad.ppm

Extract Quadrature Scheme Used to Fit a Point Process Model
subset.fasp

Extract Subset of Function Array
update.ppm

Update a Fitted Point Process Model
summary.ppp

Summary of a Point Pattern Dataset
swedishpines

Swedish Pines Point Pattern
spatstat.options

Internal Options in Spatstat Package