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Author and Citation Info:
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Area. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
List reasons why the area of a polygon calculated in a GIS might not be the same as the real world object it describes
Demonstrate how the area of a region calculated from a raster data set will vary by resolution and orientation
Outline an algorithm to find the area of a polygon using the coordinates of its vertices
Explain how variations in the calculation of area may have real world implications, such as calculating density
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic Area and Region. If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at Area and Region.
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Area. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).