GeoDynamics (2004)(en)(440s)

Peter Atkinson, Giles M. Foody, Steven E. Darby, Fulong Wu9780849328374, 0-8493-2837-3

Papers from a September 2003 conference, presented here, address remote sensing, spatially distributed dynamic modeling of land surface processes, and urban dynamics. Contributors in geocomputation, spatial analysis, GIS, and environmental modeling analyze recent developments in assembling geographical information, and discuss the management, benefits, and challenges of modeling dynamic processes in three dimensions. Papers are in sections on remote sensing, physical processes, and human processes. The work collected here illustrates the importance of incorporating interdisciplinary sciences to hone GIS capabilities, share data and representations, and communicate effectively through visualization.

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Table of contents :
Front Cover……Page 2
Preface……Page 6
Foreword……Page 10
Contributors……Page 14
Contents……Page 18
GeoDynamics: An Introduction……Page 22
1. Introduction — Remote Sensing in GeoDynamics……Page 28
2. Crisp and Fuzzy Classification Accuracy Measures for Remotely Sensed Derived Land Cover Maps……Page 36
3. Aggregation as a Means of Increasing Thematic Map Accuracy……Page 54
4. Improving the Update of Geospatial Information Databases from Imagery Using Semi-Automated Change Detection and User-Guidance Techniques……Page 64
5. Developing Smart Spatial Systems Using CommonKADS……Page 80
6. Identifying Land Cover Change Using a Semantic Statistical Approach……Page 98
7. Texture-Based Segmentation of Remotely Sensed Imagery to Identify Fuzzy Coastal Objects……Page 112
8. Per-Pixel Uncertainty for Change Detection Using Airborne Sensor Data……Page 128
9. Introduction — Spatially Distributed Dynamic Modelling……Page 146
10. Dynamic Modelling of the Effects of Water, Temperature, and Light on Tree Population Spread……Page 150
11. Uncovering Spatial Feedbacks at the Alpine Treeline Using Spatial Metrics in Evolutionary Simulations……Page 162
12. Modeling of Geomorphic Processes in an Alpine Catchment……Page 176
13. A Three-Dimensional, GIS-Based Model of Historical Groundwater and Slope Stability……Page 194
14. Prediction Uncertainty in Floodplain Elevation and its Effect on Flood Inundation Modelling……Page 210
15. Introduction — Urban Simulation……Page 230
16. The Limits of Simplicity: Toward GeoComputational Honesty in Urban Modeling……Page 240
17. Spatio-Temporal Difference in Model Outputs and Parameter Space as Determined by Calibration Extent……Page 258
18. Brains versus Brawn — Comparative Strategies for the Calibration of a Cellular Automata-Based Urban Growth Model……Page 274
19. Integrated Urban Evolutionary Modeling∗……Page 298
20. Linking Transport and Land Use Planning: The Microscopic Dynamic Simulation Model ILUMASS……Page 320
21. Simulating Urban Dynamics in Latin American Cities……Page 338
22. Error Propagation and Model Uncertainties of Cellular Automata in Urban Simulation with GIS……Page 354
23. A Minimal Prototype for Integrating GIS and Geographic Simulation through Geographic Automata Systems……Page 372
24. A Process-Based Ontological Approach to Simulating Behavioural Dynamics in Agent-Based Models……Page 394
25. GeoDynamics: Shaping the Future……Page 414
Index……Page 424