GEOG3005 Retail Location Planning
University of Leeds · Module Assistant
Supporting QGIS and Excel practicals focused on spatial interaction models in retail location planning
Frank Chen
Teaching ideas that can survive contact with the real world
Current teaching
Useful resources
Introduction to spatial interaction modelling
The core logic behind the spatial interaction model used in the teaching workflow.
Part 1: Different distance measures in spatial interaction models
A comparison of straight-line, network, and time-based distance measures in SIMs.
Part 2: Coordinate systems and Euclidean distance
Why Euclidean distance only works properly when coordinates are in a suitable projected system.
Part 3: Network distance, shortest paths, and routing algorithms
How routing and shortest-path ideas change accessibility calculations in more realistic models.
Using the retail spatial interaction app
The interactive app version of the teaching exercise.
Past teaching
Junior secondary Chinese, mathematics, and science
New Oriental Education · Teaching Assistant
Marked student assignments, maintained classroom discipline, and communicated with parents
