Modelling error propagation in vector-based overlay analysis

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-59

  Shi, Wenzhong ^a   Cheung, Chui Kwan ^a   Tong, Xiaohua ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

error propagation; GIS; overlay analysis; simulation; vector data

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PAVEMENT OVERLAYS; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANALYTICAL METHODS; VECTOR POLYGONS;

PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

ERROR ANALYSIS; GIS; METHODOLOGY; POLYGON; SIMULATION; VECTOR;

EID: 3342940965     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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