Sparse Generalized Yule-Walker Estimation for Large Spatio-temporal Autoregressions with an Application to NO2 Satellite Data

08/05/2021
by   Hanno Reuvers, et al.
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We consider sparse estimation of a class of high-dimensional spatio-temporal models. Unlike classical spatial autoregressive models, we do not rely on a predetermined spatial interaction matrix. Instead, under the assumption of sparsity, we estimate the relationships governing both the spatial and temporal dependence in a fully data-driven way by penalizing a set of Yule-Walker equations. While this regularization can be left unstructured, we also propose a customized form of shrinkage to further exploit diagonally structured forms of sparsity that follow intuitively when observations originate from spatial grids such as satellite images. We derive finite sample error bounds for this estimator, as well estimation consistency in an asymptotic framework wherein the sample size and the number of spatial units diverge jointly. A simulation exercise shows strong finite sample performance compared to competing procedures. As an empirical application, we model satellite measured NO2 concentrations in London. Our approach delivers forecast improvements over a competitive benchmark and we discover evidence for strong spatial interactions between sub-regions.

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