S-Map

Mrs. Young | July 17, 2025

Table of Contents

  1. Description & principle
  2. Reference articles
  3. Packages
  4. Assessment table

Description & principle

A clear, technical yet accessible explanation of the method, its core principle(s).

Major variants

optional

If the method has variants that seem important, either already widespread or promising and well documented.

Further online resources

References to useful online resources to get started, e.g. explanation blogs

Reference articles

Method

  • One or a few key academic references that introduce or formalize the method.

Research applications

With RS data in Ecology / Biodiversity

  • A

Without RS data (Ecology domain)

optional

  • B

Packages

Python

R

Code Cells

optional

Assessment table

CategoryCriteriaAssessment
OutcomeObjectiveEffect estimation
 EstimandOthers
 Validity 
Data compatibilityTypeTime-series (one sample), Panel data (many samples)
 Required TS length≥ 10, ≥ 100
 Handles few samplesNo
 Handles huge datasets (n)No
 Handles missing data 
 RS-data provenDon't know
AssumptionsFunctional formAssumption-free
 No unobserved confoundersRecommended, Inapplicable
 No interferenceDon't know
 Well-defined treatmentsInapplicable
 Common support (positivity)Don't know
 Causal Markov ConditionInapplicable
 FaithfulnessInapplicable
 IDD 
 Model specific assumptionNo specific
Model propertiesRequires explicit processesDon't know
 Exposure typeContinuous / Time-varying, Inapplicable
 Number of variablesBivariate, Multivariate
 Handles lag effectsYes
 Propagates uncertaintyDon't know
 Parametric natureNon-parametric
PackagesLanguageR, Python
 UsageTechnical but well documented

References