Land classification: Providing an explanation for the decision making process

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-120

  Kirkby, S D ^a,b   Bamford, E ^b   Longmore, M E ^b  

^a GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION MAKING SYSTEM; EXPERT SYSTEM; GIS; LAND USE CLASSIFICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT;

EID: 0030427003     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8470.1996.tb00107.x     Document Type: Article

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