Uncertainty in Geographical Information

by Jingxiong Zhang and Michael F. Goodchild

Book Overview

As Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have developed and their applications have been extended, the issue of uncertainty has become increasingly recognized. It is highlighted by the need to demystify the inherently 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 well aware of the likely impacts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367455021
• ISBN13: 9780367455026
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 288 Pages