Testing the effects of thematic uncertainty on spatial decision-making

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-214

  Hope, Sue ^a   Hunter, Gary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SPATIAL INFORMATION; THEMATIC UNCERTAINTY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; GIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548587091     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304007781697884     Document Type: Article

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