Developing Automated and Smart Spatial Pattern Exploration Tools for Geographical Information Systems Applications
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series D (The Statistician)
- Vol. 44 (1) , 3-16
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2348611
Abstract
The paper examines some of the problems that users of geographical information systems (GISs) face in attempting to perform spatial analysis. A case is made for the development of new types of smart exploratory analysis tools able to explore spatial data effectively while also coping with the problems associated with the data and the skill levels of the end-users. Some suggestions are made about how artificial intelligence methods borrowed from artificial life can be used to create spatial pattern hunting creatures that may provide the basis for more effective spatial analysis procedures for the use with GISs.Keywords
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