STARS

Space-Time Analysis of Regional Systems: a package for exploratory space-time data analysis.

The current version of STARS is based on a refactoring to move from Numeric to Numpy. This version should work on the following platforms

• Linux
• Windows
• Mac

Installation

Using Conda (All Platforms)

1. Install Anaconda Python Distribution
2. conda create -n stars python=2 numpy=1.8 matplotlib scipy
3. source activate stars
4. cd stars; python -i starsgui.py

Vagrant under Ubuntu

Build and run the box:

1. sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. sudo apt-get install vagrant
3. vagrant up
4. vagrant ssh
5. cd stars
6. python -i starsgui.py -i

The initial build will take some time, however future boots of the VM will be fast:

1. vagrant up
2. vagrant ssh
3. cd stars
4. python -i starsgui.py -i

If the following error is encountered:

URL: ["https://vagrantcloud.com/ubuntu/trusty32"]
Error: error setting certificate verify locations:
  CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
  CApath: none

The solution on 15.04 is:

cd /etc/ssl/certs
sudo cp ca-certificates.crt ca-bundle.crt

Source

Currently only source installs are available:

1. Download source archive from master
2. cd stars-master/stars
3. python -i starsgui.py

Mac OS X Notes

There is a bug with Tk under Mavericks resulting in slow updates of the views. Installing Active Python is a work-around.

The Tk bug has been fixed in Yosemite.

Windows Notes

STARS has been tested on the following versions:

• Windows XP
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 8.1

Road Map

For more details on the plans for development, see STARS History and Road Map.

Links

• STARS previous home
• STARS downloads
• PySAL