Spatial Data Quality

by Wenzhong Shi, Michael F Goodchild, Peter Fisher, et al.

Book Overview

As research in the geosciences and social sciences becomes increasingly dependent on computers, applications such as geographical information systems are becoming indispensable tools. But the digital representations of phenomena that these systems require are often of poor quality, leading to inaccurate results, uncertainty, error propagation, and potentially legal liability. Spatial data quality has become an essential research topic within geographical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415258359
• ISBN13: 9780415258357
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher