Alleviating the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem within Probe-Based Geospatial Analyses

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dc.contributor.authorButkiewicz, Thomasen_US
dc.contributor.authorMeentemeyer, Ross K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShoemaker, Douglas A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChang, Remcoen_US
dc.contributor.authorWartell, Zacharyen_US
dc.contributor.authorRibarsky, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.editorG. Melancon, T. Munzner, and D. Weiskopfen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-21T20:05:56Z
dc.date.available2014-02-21T20:05:56Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractWe present a probe-based interface for the exploration of the results of a geospatial simulation of urban growth. Because our interface allows the user great freedom in how they choose to define regions-of-interest to examine and compare, the classic geospatial analytic issue known as the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) quickly arises. The user may delineate regions with unseen differences that can affect the fairness of the comparisons made between them. To alleviate this problem, our interface first alerts the user if it detects any potential unfairness between regions when they are selected for comparison. It then presents the dimensions with potential problematic outliers to the user for evaluation. Finally, it provides a number of semi-automated tools to assist the user in correcting their regions boundaries to minimize the inequalities they feel could significantly impact their comparisons.en_US
dc.description.number3en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2009.01707.xen_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.titleAlleviating the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem within Probe-Based Geospatial Analysesen_US
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