ArchipelagoEngine: Spatial Weight Construction for Archipelagic Geographies

Implements specialized K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) logic to address the unique challenges of spatial modeling in archipelagic environments. Standard contiguity models often leave significant portions of island nations (e.g., 20% of the Philippines) mathematically isolated. This package provides tools to ensure 100% network connectivity, neutralizing spatial bias and enabling robust econometric inference. Methodology follows Anselin (1988, ISBN:9024737354) and LeSage and Pace (2009) <doi:10.1201/9781420064254>.

Version:	0.1.1
Depends:	R (≥ 3.5)
Imports:	sf, spdep, magrittr
Suggests:	splm, spatialreg, knitr, rmarkdown, testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published:	2026-03-10
DOI:	10.32614/CRAN.package.ArchipelagoEngine (may not be active yet)
Author:	NJ Talingting [aut, cre]
Maintainer:	NJ Talingting <ninotalingting77 at gmail.com>
License:	MIT + file LICENSE
NeedsCompilation:	no
CRAN checks:	ArchipelagoEngine results

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Reference manual:

ArchipelagoEngine.html , ArchipelagoEngine.pdf

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Package source:	ArchipelagoEngine_0.1.1.tar.gz
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