# GSTools Core
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15684753)
[](https://pypi.org/project/gstools-core/)
[](https://crates.io/crates/gstools-core)
[](https://docs.rs/gstools-core)
[](https://github.com/GeoStat-Framework/GSTools-Core/actions/workflows/main.yml)
A Rust implementation of the core algorithms of [GSTools][gstools_link].
This crate includes
- randomization methods for the random field generation
- the matrix operations of the kriging methods
- the variogram estimation
The documentation can be found [here][doc_link].
## Usage
You probably don't want to use this software directly, as it is the computational
backend of GSTools. See the [installation guide][gstools_installation] on how to
use this backend with GSTools.
## Contact
You can contact us via <info@geostat-framework.org>.
## License
[LGPLv3][license_link] © 2021-2025
[gstools_link]: https://github.com/GeoStat-Framework/GSTools
[gstools_installation]: https://geostat-framework.readthedocs.io/projects/gstools/en/latest/#installation
[doc_link]: https://docs.rs/gstools-core/latest/gstools_core/
[license_link]: https://github.com/GeoStat-Framework/GSTools-Core/blob/main/LICENSE