{"product_id":"scale-in-spatial-information-and-jingxiong-zhang-9781439829370","title":"Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow ubiquitous in modern life, spatial data present great opportunities to transform many of the processes on which we base our everyday lives. However, not only do these data depend on the scale of measurement, but also handling these data (e.g., to make suitable maps) requires that we account for the scale of measurement explicitly. \u003cb\u003eScale in Spatial Information and Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e describes the scales of measurement and scales of spatial variation that exist in the measured data. It provides you with a series of tools for handling spatial data while accounting for scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors detail a systematic strategy for handling scale issues from geographic reality, through measurements, to resultant spatial data and their analyses. They also explore a process-pattern paradigm in approaching scale issues. This is well reflected, for example, in chapters dealing with terrain analysis, in which scale in terrain derivatives is described in relation to the processing involved in the derivation of specific terrain variables from elevation data, and area classes, which are viewed as driven by class-forming covariates. Lastly, this book provides coverage of some of the issues related to scale that are relatively under-represented in the literature, such as the effects of scale on information content in remotely sensed images, and the interaction between scale and uncertainty that is increasingly important for spatial information and analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy taking a rigorous, scientific approach to scale and its various meanings in relation to the geographic world, the book alleviates some of the frustration caused by dealing with issues of scale. While past research has led to an increasing number of journal articles and a few books dedicated to scale modeling and change of scale, this book helps you to develop coherent strategies for scale modeling, highlighting applicability for a variety of fields, from geomatic engineering and geoinformatics to environmental modeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jingxiong Zhang,Peter Atkinson,Michael F. Goodchild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439829373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439829370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Jingxiong Zhang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088271192319,"sku":"9781439829370","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5efa9afd-60a2-47d8-945a-30d99043f012.jpg?v=1769103980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scale-in-spatial-information-and-jingxiong-zhang-9781439829370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}