Abstract
Applied spatial statistics mainly involves the application of spatial statistical and spatial econometric techniques, and it is an excellent tool for modeling geospatial data. Spatial statistics, which includes elements of geostatistics, originated from mining engineering, and spatial econometrics originated from regional science. The recent advancements in the field of geographic information systems (GIS) have provided researchers and practitioners access to detailed spatial datasets and have allowed them to apply the abovementioned techniques to socioeconomic data. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no significant reviews on the empirical application of these techniques. Hence, the purpose of this study was to review literatures on the empirical application, especially in infrastructure planning. This paper also discusses the future direction of applied spatial statistics in detail.
