"This is a book that the geostatistical community has been waiting for long since" "I can recommend anyone interested in geostatistics to get the volume...I am convinced that it will be the volume to cite in the next decade or more." (Journal of Geodsy, November 2000)

Reviews the most up-to-date geostatistical methods and the types of problems they address. Emphasizes the statistical methodologies employed in spatial estimation. Presents simulation techniquesand digital models of uncertainty.

"...a readable, comprehensive volume that should be useful for many years. It belongs on the desk, close at hand, of any serious researcher or practitioner." (Mathematical Geology, Vol. 35, No. 3April 2003)