Choosing the level of detail for depicting two-variable spatial relationships |
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| Authors: | Jonathan D Phillips |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, Arizona State University, 85287 Tempe, Arizona, USA |
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| Abstract: | A method for determining the most appropriate scale for presentation of spatial relationships between two variables combines the principle of entropy decomposition with Phipps' entropy-based method for determining mutual information of landscape patterns. The method enables determination of the optimal level of detail for maps, data matrices, or other depictions of two spatially associated phenomena. An example from wetland mapping is given. |
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| Keywords: | classification entropy hierarchical decomposition information theory spatial pattern spatial relationships |
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