GC3-2 - CA transition rule

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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). CA transition rule. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Describe how local and global transitional rules are handled in CA
  • Describe how the rules of the Game of Life typically result in a continuously evolving pattern
  • Explain two geographical processes that could be effectively represented using CA
  • Explain two geographical processes that could not be effectively represented using CA
  • Describe classic CA transition rules