Applications of signal detection theory to geographic information science

Cartographica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-158

  Griffin, Amy L ^a   Bell, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Geovisualization; GlScience; Information end users; Remote sensing; Signal detection theory (SDT); Spatial decision support; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DETECTION METHOD; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 70350361248     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/carto.44.3.145     Document Type: Article

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