Fitting areal models which use a spatial weights matrix to represent relationships between geographical units can be a cumbersome task, particularly when these units are not well-behaved. The two chief aims of sfislands are to simplify the process of creating an appropriate neighbourhood matrix, and to quickly visualise the predictions of subsequent models. The package uses visual aids in the form of easily-generated maps to help this process. This paper demonstrates how sfislands could be useful to researchers. It begins by describing the package's functions in the context of a proposed workflow. It then presents three worked examples showing a selection of potential use-cases. These range from earthquakes in Indonesia, to river crossings in London, and hierarchical models of output areas in Liverpool. We aim to show how the sfislands package streamlines much of the human workflow involved in creating and examining such models.

翻译：在区域建模中，使用空间权重矩阵表示地理单元间关系的过程可能十分繁琐，尤其当这些地理单元的空间结构不规则时。sfislands包的主要目标有两个：一是简化创建合适邻接矩阵的流程，二是快速可视化后续模型的预测结果。该包通过可轻松生成的地图形式提供可视化辅助工具以支持这一过程。本文展示了sfislands如何为研究者提供实用价值。首先在建议的工作流程背景下描述包的功能，随后通过三个实际案例演示其潜在应用场景，涵盖印度尼西亚地震分析、伦敦河流交叉点研究以及利物浦输出区域的分层建模。我们旨在说明sfislands包如何显著优化创建与检验此类模型过程中的人工工作流程。