<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Geoecology, University of Warsaw

Miscellanea Geographica

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This paper describes an approach that allows to reduce error propagation when comparing historical topographic maps. By linking the fuzzy set theory with...

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

Published Online: Aug 13, 2012

Page range: 231 - 240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0014-5

Keywords
old topographic maps, land cover change, fuzzy sets, Kappa statistics, quantitative analysis

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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

Published Online: Aug 13, 2012

Page range: 231 - 240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0014-5

Keywordsold topographic maps, land cover change, fuzzy sets, Kappa statistics, quantitative analysis

© 2015 by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
old topographic maps, land cover change, fuzzy sets, Kappa statistics, quantitative analysis