<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Some geographical phenomena are continuous and exist in whole number dimensions. Topography, for example. Other phenomena, such as population density, depend heavily on the area used in their computation. Some refer to this as existing in 2½ dimensions. Is the difference just because it is a computed, rather than an observed quantity? I argue the case for considering treatment of discrete geographic data as continuous.</p></abstract>

Some geographical phenomena are continuous and exist in whole number dimensions. Topography, for example. Other phenomena, such as population density, depend heavily on the area used in their computation. Some refer to this as existing in 2½ dimensions. Is the difference just because it is a computed, rather than an observed quantity? I argue the case for considering treatment of discrete geographic data as continuous.

The Curious Case Of 2½ D

Geography Department, University of California, USA

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Some geographical phenomena are continuous and exist in whole number dimensions. Topography, for example. Other phenomena, such as population density, depend...

The Curious Case Of 2½ D

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2015

Pages: 85 - 89

Reçu: 02 févr. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0040

Mots clés
continuous, discrete, fractal

© 2015 Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Curious Case Of 2½ D

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2015

Pages: 85 - 89

Reçu: 02 févr. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0040

Mots cléscontinuous, discrete, fractal

© 2015 Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
continuous, discrete, fractal