The Need for a Lexicon of Scale Terms in Integrating Remote Sensing Data with Geographic Information Systems.

Quattrochi, Dale A.

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ERIC Number: EJ478486

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Need for a Lexicon of Scale Terms in Integrating Remote Sensing Data with Geographic Information Systems.

Quattrochi, Dale A.

Journal of Geography, v92 n5 p206-12 Sep-Oct 1993

Maintains that the concept of scale is fundamental to geography, yet the definitions for scale and other spatial terms are confusing to researchers in other spatial science disciplines. Provides a terminology of scale that can be used for a multidisciplinary lexicon of accepted scaling terms. (CFR)

Descriptors: Environmental Research, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Physical Divisions (Geographic), Physical Geography, Scientific and Technical Information, Social Science Research, Social Scientists

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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