Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis by Jingxiong Zhang,... - 9781138075368

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Scale in Spatial Information and AnalysisAuthor(s): Jingxiong Zhang, Peter Atkinson, Michael F. Goodchild\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138075368, 978-1138075368\nSynopsis\nNow ubiquitous in modern life, spatial data present great opportunities to transform many of the processes on which we base our everyday lives. However, not only do these data depend on the scale of measurement, but also handling these data ([url] to make suitable maps) requires that we account for the scale of measurement explicitly. Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis describes the scales of measurement and scales of spatial variation that exist in the measured data. It provides you with a series of tools for handling spatial data while accounting for scale.\n\nThe authors detail a systematic strategy for handling scale issues from geographic reality, through measurements, to resultant spatial data and their analyses. They also exp.