The Potential of Fuzzy Logic for Quantitative Land Cover Change Analysis Basing on Historical Topographic Maps

Zachwatowicz Maria
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Zachwatowicz Maria: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Geoecology, University of Warsaw

Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, 2011, vol. 15, issue 1, 231-240

Abstract: This paper describes an approach that allows to reduce error propagation when comparing historical topographic maps. By linking the fuzzy set theory with simple map algebra and Kappa statistics, the uncertainty resulting from dissimilar quality of the maps can at least be partly eliminated and a distinction between ‘true’ and ‘false’ land cover changes can be made.

Keywords: old topographic maps; land cover change; fuzzy sets; Kappa statistics; quantitative analysis; old topographic maps; land cover change; fuzzy sets; Kappa statistics; quantitative analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.2478/v10288-012-0014-5

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