Comparison of the structure and accuracy of two land change models

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-265

  Pontius, Gil R ^a   Malanson, Jeffrey ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular Automata; Geomod; Land change; Markov; Model; Predict; Resolution; Scale; Validate

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12944260418     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810410001713434     Document Type: Article

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