Geoscience after IT Part G. Familiarization with spatial analysis
Spatial pattern is crucial to geoscience. It enables us to compare the observed properties of objects and explain their spatial relationships, correlation and distribution in terms of the geological circumstances and processes that formed them. Digital cartography and the spatial model provide computer support for looking at objects and properties in their spatial context. Transformations enable us to move and shape the objects for better visualization and analysis. Spatial statistics can quantify configuration for analysis of form and structure. The fractal model reminds us of the divergence between our models and reality. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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