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Int. GIS Midterm

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What is Geocomputation?   Geocomputation is defined as “the use of computers to tackle geographical problems that are complex for manual technique”  
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Methods of Geocomputation?   Expert systems Artificial neural networks Genetic algorithms Cellular automata Agent-based Systems  
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What is Spatial Autocorrelation?   Data from locations near one another in space are more likely to be similar than data from locations remote from one another.  
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What is first order spatial variation and second order?   FO: occurs when observations across a study region vary from space to space due to changes in the underlying properties of the local “environment”. SO: due to local interaction effects between observations.  
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What are the three possible scenarios and explain them?   Positive autocorrelation Negative autocorrelation Zero autocorrelation  
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What is Modifiable Aerial Unit Problem (MAUP)?    
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