The effect of data inaccuracy on tests of space-time interaction

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 426-451

  Malizia, Nicholas ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INACCURACIES; DATA REPORTING; INCOMPLETE DATA; INPUT DATAS; SPACE-TIME INTERACTIONS; SPACETIME; TIME EVENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA QUALITY; GIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 84892992774     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2012.01350.x     Document Type: Article

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