Scale in Area-Class Mapping

• Published in: Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis pp. 215 - 240
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jingxiong, Atkinson, Peter, Goodchild, Michael F.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United States CRC Press 2014; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Human geography; Tasseled Cap Transformation; Coarse Resolution Data; Landsat TM Data; Class Labels; Fine Resolution Data; Direct Gradient Analysis; Discriminant Variables; Land Cover Types; Kernel Density Estimation; Cover Types; CCA; Fractal Dimension; Phase Space Model; Box Mass; Terrain Analysis; Remote Sensing; Coarse Resolution; Discriminant Models; Area Class Mapping; Discriminant Space; Fine Resolution Map; Patch Types; ZZ ZZ; Landscape Pattern Indices; Ter Braak
• ISBN: 9781439829370; 1439829373
• DOI: 10.1201/b16751-14

As indicated at the beginning of Chapter 9, scale issues in terrain analysis and area-class mapping are important topics for geospatial research and applications, for at least two good reasons. One is that terrain analysis and area-class mapping are key components in many spatial problem-solving scenarios, in particular those concerning scale and scaling in spatial analysis and modeling. The other is the impressive accumulation of research achievements in terrain analysis and area-class mapping, which can shed light on further research on related subjects. Therefore, this chapter seeks to answer questions about scale and scaling in area-class mapping, continuing the previous discussion of terrain analysis.