Fuzzy Surfaces in GIS and Geographical Analysis

Theory, Analytical Methods, Algorithms and Applications

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2007
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8493-6395-5 (ISBN)

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Although surfaces are central to geographical analysis and geographical information systems, data is often not precise because of the uncertainty inherent in GIS and remote sensing data acquisition systems. This work presents methods to address such uncertainties within the framework of GIS.

Surfaces are a central to geographical analysis. Their generation and manipulation are a key component of geographical information systems (GISs). However, geographical surface data is often not precise. When surfaces are used to model geographical entities, the data inherently contains uncertainty in terms of both position and attribute. Fuzzy Surface in GIS and Geographical Analysis sets out a process to identify the uncertainty in geographic entities. It describes how to successfully obtain, model, analyze, and display data, as well as interpret results within the context of GIS.

Focusing on uncertainty that arises from transitional boundaries, the book limits its study to three types of uncertainties: intervals, fuzzy sets, and possibility distributions. The book explains that uncertainty in geographical data typically stems from these three and it is only natural to incorporate them into the analysis and display of surface data. The book defines the mathematics associated with each method for analysis, then develops related algorithms, and moves on to illustrate various applications.

Fuzzy Surface in GIS and Geographical Analysis clearly defines how to develop a routine that will adequately account for the uncertainties inherent in surface data.

Weldon Lodwick

Introduction. Interpolation with Data Containing Interval, Fuzzy, and Possibilistic Uncertainty. Introduction to Geographical Information Systems. Geographical Entities as Surfaces.Surface Modeling. Visualization and Analysis on Surfaces. Applications. Algorithms - Pseudo Code. Appendices –Fuzzy Arithmetic and Fuzzy Query C++ Source.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.12.2007
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-8493-6395-0 / 0849363950
ISBN-13	978-0-8493-6395-5 / 9780849363955
Zustand	Neuware