Categorical maps, comparisons, and confidence

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-118

  Boots, Barry ^a   Csillag, Ferko ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy assessment; Categorical maps; Change detection; Inference; Map comparison; Spatial pattern; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

MAP;

EID: 33646747826     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-006-0018-9     Document Type: Article

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