Uncertainty in Geographical Information
- ISBN-10
- 0203471326
- ISBN-13
- 9780203471326
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-03-29
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Authors
- Michael F. Goodchild, Jingxiong Zhang
Description
As Geographic Information Systems (GIS) develop, there is a need to demystify the complex geographical world to facilitate computerization in GIS by the inaccuracies that emerge from man-machine interactions in data acquisition and by error propagation in geoprocessing. Users need to be aware of the impacts of uncertainties in spatial analysis and decision-making. Uncertainty in Geographical Information discusses theoretical and practical aspects of spatial data processing and uncertainties, and covers a wide range of types of errors and fuzziness and emphasizes description and modeling. High level GIS professionals, researchers and graduate students will find this a constructive book.
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