Predicting land cover using GIS, Bayesian and evolutionary algorithm methods

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 236-250

  Aitkenhead, M J ^a   Aalders, I H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Bayesian statistics; Evolutionary algorithms; GIS; Land cover; Land cover change; Land Cover of Scotland 1988 (LCS88)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BAYESIA N NETWORKS; BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY METHOD; LAND CAPABILITY; LAND COVER; LAND COVER OF SCOTLAND 1988; LAND-COVER CHANGE; SCOTLAND;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA SET; GIS; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MAPPING METHOD; PREDICTION;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; PREDICTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55549109443     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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