Spatial logistic regression and change-of-support in Poisson point processes

In Geographical Information Systems, spatial point pattern data are often analysed by dividing space into pixels, recording the presence or absence of points in each pixel, and fitting a logistic regression. We study weaknesses of this approach, propose improvements, and demonstrate an application to prospective geology in Western Australia. Models based on different pixel grids are incompatible (a ‘change-of-support’ problem) unless the pixels are very small. On a fine pixel grid, a spatial logistic

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