Representation and spatial analysis in geographic information systems

被引:102
作者
Miller, HJ [1 ]
Wentz, EA
机构
[1] Univ Utah, Dept Geog, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[2] Arizona State Univ, Dept Geog, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
geographic information systems; geographic representation; spatial analysis;
D O I
10.1111/1467-8306.9303004
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
A common-perhaps modal-representation of geography in spatial analysis and geographic information systems is native (unexamined) objects interacting based on simple distance and connectivity relationships within an empty Euclidean space. This is only one possibility among a large set of geographic representations that can support quantitative analysis. Through the vehicle of GIS, many researchers are adopting this representation without realizing its assumptions or its alternatives. Rather than locking researchers into a single representation, GIS could serve as a toolkit for estimating and exploring alternative geographic representations and their analytical possibilities. The article reviews geographic representations, their associated analytical possibilities and relevant computational tools in the combined spatial analysis and GIScience literatures. The discussion identifies several research and development frontiers, including analytical gaps in current GIS software.
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页码:574 / 594
页数:21
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