Preliminary study on time series analysis and its application in surveying and mapping
Wang Hong · Cehui kexue · 2008
A time series is a sequence of observations taken sequentially in time.Time series analysis is concerned with techniques for the analysis of time series behavior to forecast future values from current and past values.Examples of time series analysis abound in such fields as economics, business, engineering, natural science and social science,and it is being applied in surveying and mapping.In this paper, basic concept and common models of time series analysis are summarized and described firstly, and then time series analysis modelconstructions are proposed by analyzing of an example in SPSS software.The potential application of time series analysis in the field of surveying and mapping is also discussed.