Overview
This book focuses on research advances in approaches for incorporating explicit handling of uncertainty, especially by fuzzy sets, to address geographic problems. Over the past several years interest in the use of fuzzy sets approaches has grown across a broad spectrum of fields that use spatial information to address geographic problems. Not only has there been considerable research on incorporating fuzzy sets in the geographic information systems (GIS) supporting geographic problem solving, but increasingly the uncertainties inherent in modeling geographic problems have been addressed using soft computing methods. This book has two aims. One is to stimulate further research in both the theory and application of fuzzy sets to spatial information management and geographic problem solving. The other is to highlight the advances in research which have matured to the point that we find fuzzy modeling being used by geoscientists, computer scientists, geographers, ecologists, engineers, and others. The book includes examples of the use of fuzzy sets in representational issues such as terrain features, landscape morphology, spatial extents and approaches for spatial interpolation. A variety of applications using fuzzy sets are covered including data mining, spatial decision making, ecological simulation, and reliability in GIS.
Full Product Details
Author: Frederick E. Petry ,
Vincent B. Robinson ,
Maria A. Cobb
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.539kg
ISBN: 9783642062643
ISBN 10: 3642062644
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 14 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: ""Fuzzy Modelling ! is a collection of papers of diverse but interrelated topics on the use of fuzzy logic ! . The reader is given enough information and references ! . this book will provide an excellent background on fuzzy logic and how it can be applied to a variety of spatial problems. It is also a valuable information source for professors, graduate students or industry professionals, and it should be on their bookshelves or at least in the library."" (Alvin Simms, Geomatica, Vol. 60 (4), 2006)
From the reviews: Fuzzy Modelling ! is a collection of papers of diverse but interrelated topics on the use of fuzzy logic ! . The reader is given enough information and references ! . this book will provide an excellent background on fuzzy logic and how it can be applied to a variety of spatial problems. It is also a valuable information source for professors, graduate students or industry professionals, and it should be on their bookshelves or at least in the library. (Alvin Simms, Geomatica, Vol. 60 (4), 2006)
From the reviews: Fuzzy Modelling ... is a collection of papers of diverse but interrelated topics on the use of fuzzy logic ... . The reader is given enough information and references ... . this book will provide an excellent background on fuzzy logic and how it can be applied to a variety of spatial problems. It is also a valuable information source for professors, graduate students or industry professionals, and it should be on their bookshelves or at least in the library. (Alvin Simms, Geomatica, Vol. 60 (4), 2006)
