Introduction to Spacial Interaction Modelling

This online resource introduces spatial interaction modelling / spatial interaction models (SIMs), statistical models used to predict origin-destination flows.

They are applied within geography, planning, transportation and the social sciences to predict interactions or flows such as those related to commuting or migration. They are also widely used across the commercial sector, for example to model flows of consumers between home and retail centres, with broad applications in commercial decision making and policy evaluation.

This video and accompanying resources introduces the theoretical components of a SIM, outlines the family of spatial interaction models (for different types of application areas) and illustrates some of their common uses.

For more information visit: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/spatial_interaction_modelling/