Probabilistic mapping with Bayesian belief networks: An application on ecosystem service delivery in Flanders, Belgium

Proceedings - 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Bold Visions for Environmental Modeling, iEMSs 2014

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 790-797

  Landuyt, Dries ^a,b   Broekx, Steven ^b   Van Der Biest, Katrien ^c   Goethals, Peter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BBN Toolbox; Decision support system; GIS; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; RISKS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BBN TOOLBOX; DECISION SUPPORT APPLICATIONS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; PROBABILISTIC MAPS; PROBABILISTIC MODELLING; SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT MODELLING; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84911901333     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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