Arthur Getis

Arthur Getis
Born(1934-07-06)6 July 1934
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died13 May 2022(2022-05-13) (aged 87)
San Diego, California, US
Alma materPennsylvania State University
University of Washington
Scientific career
InstitutionsRutgers University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of California, Santa Barbara
San Diego State University
ThesisA theoretical and empirical inquiry into the spatial structure of retail activities (1961)

Arthur Getis (July 6, 1934 – May 13, 2022) was an American geographer known for his significant contributions to spatial statistics and geographic information science (GIScience).[1][2][3][4] With a career spanning over four decades, Getis authored more than one hundred peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, greatly influencing GIScience and geography as a whole.[5] The Getis-Ord family of statistics, one of the most commonly used in spatial analysis, is based on his and J. Keith Ord's work and is still widely used in the creation of hot spot maps.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Fischer, Manfred M. (2022). "In memoriam: Professor Arthur Getis (July 6, 1934 – May 13, 2022)". Journal of Geographical Systems. 24 (3): 281–283. Bibcode:2022JGS....24..281F. doi:10.1007/s10109-022-00390-w. S2CID 250510161.
  2. ^ Fischer, Manfred M. "In Memoriam: Professor Arthur Getis (July 6, 1934 – May 13, 2022)". Regional Science. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ Hewings, Geoff. "Dr. Arthur Getis (1934–2022)". UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN: Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ "OBITUARY: Arthur Getis". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Arthur Getis". University Consortium for Geographic Information Science. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Andy (2005). The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2 (1 ed.). Esri Press. ISBN 978-1589481169.
  7. ^ Getis, Arthur A.; Ord, J. K. (1992). "The Analysis of Spatial Association by Use of Distance Statistics". Geographical Analysis. 24 (3): 189–206. Bibcode:1992GeoAn..24..189G. doi:10.1111/j.1538-4632.1992.tb00261.x.
  8. ^ Ord, J.K.; Getis, Arthur (1995). "Local Spatial Autocorrelation Statistics: Distributional Issues and an Application". Geographical Analysis. 27 (4): 286–306. Bibcode:1995GeoAn..27..286O. doi:10.1111/j.1538-4632.1995.tb00912.x.