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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). Scale and generalization. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).
Learning Objectives:
Differentiate among the concepts of scale (as in map scale), support, scope, and resolution
Discuss the implications of tradeoff between data detail and data volume
Select a level of data detail and accuracy appropriate for a particular application (e.g., viewshed analysis, continental land cover change)
Defend or refute the statement “GIS data are scaleless”
Determine the mathematical relationships among scale, scope, and resolution, including Töpfer’s radical law
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DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). Scale and generalization. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).