Latest news from BIAS http://www.bias-project.org.uk/ v.gomezrubio@imperial.ac.uk http://www.bias-project.org.uk/images/bias-logo.gif http://www.bias-project.org.uk/ The BIAS project http://www.bias-project.org.uk/ASDARcourse/ Publication A member of the BIAS Node is co-authoring a forthcoming book on Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R. The book covers the main aspects of spatial data analysis using the R programming language, which is freely available. It is published by Springer and is due to appear in August 2008. As quoted from the publisher website: "This book will be of interest to researchers who intend to use R to handle, visualise, and analyse spatial data. It will also be of interest to spatial data analysts who do not use R, but who are interested in practical aspects of implementing software for spatial data analysis. It is a suitable companion book for introductory spatial statistics courses and for applied methods courses in a wide range of subjects using spatial data, including human and physical geography, geographical information systems, the environmental sciences, ecology, public health and disease control, economics, public administration and political science."