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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). Buffers. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Compare and contrast raster and vector definitions of buffers
Outline circumstances in which buffering around an object is useful in analysis
Explain why a buffer is a contour on a distance surface
You are currently viewing an archived version of Topic Buffers. If updates or revisions have been published you can find them at Buffers.
DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Buffers. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).