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Chapter 12 - Spatial Estimation Flashcards

1
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What are three common spatial estimation methods?

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  1. Spatial interpolation; 2. Spatial prediction; 3. Core area
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This estimation method estimates values at unmeasured locals using measured values of the same variable

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Spatial interpolation

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This spatial estimation method predicts values at unmeasured locals using measured values of other variables

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Spatial prediction

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This spatial estimation method predicts the chance of occurence of an object or event using probability theory

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Core area

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What are three different methods of spatial interpolation?

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  1. Creating isoclines; 2. Polygons; 3. Raster
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6
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To test spatial interpolation accuracy what is done with some data?

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Some data is withheld

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7
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What are four sampling methods used in spatial interpolation?

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  1. Systematic; 2. Random; 3. Cluster; 4. Adaptive
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This sampling method collects points on a uniform grid

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Systematic

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This sampling method uses randomly distributed points

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Random

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10
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This sampling method uses grouped points

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Cluster

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This sampling method uses more points in variable areas

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Adaptive

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What are four types of spatial interpolation?

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  1. Nearest neighborhood interpolation; 2. Fixed radius (or local averaging); 3. Inverse distance weighting; 4. Spline
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This type of spatial interpolation creates polygons around sample points

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Nearest neighborhood interpolation

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What is another name for the polygons created in nearest neighborhood interpolation?

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Thiessen polygons

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This is conceptually the simplest type of spatial interpolation

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Nearest neighborhood interpolation

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16
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What type of data are poorly represented by nearest neighborhood interpolation?

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Continuous data

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17
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In nearest neighborhood interpolation, points inside polygons have this

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Same value

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18
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Is nearest neighborhood interpolation an exact interpolator?

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Yes

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19
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In this type of spatial interpolation, a circle is placed over each raster cell

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Fixed radius (or local averaging)

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What is done with sample points within a circle in fixed radius/local averaging spatial interpolation?

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Points are averaged and output to cell

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21
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What are cells without points assigned in fixed radius/local averaging spatial interpolation?

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Zero or null

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22
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What happens if a circle radius is too small in fixed radius spatial interpolation?

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Many nulls created

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What happens if a circle radius is too large in fixed radius spatial interpolation?

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Data is smoothed too much

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Is fixed radius/local averaging spatial interpolation an exact interpolator?

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No

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This type of a spatial interpolation uses a set of known sample points with different weights given to each known point

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Inverse distance weighting

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In inverse distance weighting spatial interpolation, weights are inversely proportioned to this

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Distance

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27
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Do distant or near points have less weight in inverse distance weighting spatial interpolation?

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Distant points

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28
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Is inverse distance weighting an exact interpolator?

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Yes

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29
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This spatial interpolation method fits a smooth line or surface through a set of points

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Spline

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30
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Spline spatial interpolation uses these to describe a surface

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Polynomial equations

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31
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This is a flexible ruler used for drawing smooth curves

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Spline

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32
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Is spline spatial interpolation an exact interpolator?

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Yes

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33
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This type of spatial estimation predicts values of variable at missing sites using statistical models

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Spatial prediction

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Spatial prediction statistical models use these two things to predict values

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Coordinate data and independent variables

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35
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Spatial prediction uses these two types of correlation

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Spatial autocorrelation and cross-correlation

36
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What is the First Law of Geography?

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Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things

37
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Who is the First Law of Geography attributed to?

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Waldo Tobler

38
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This is correlation of a variable with itself over space

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Spatial autocorrelation

39
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These measure the degree of spatial autocorrelation

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Different indices

40
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This spatial autocorrelation index ranges from -1 to +1

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Moran’s index

41
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A positive spatial autocorrelation has this type of trend when plotted

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Upward trend

42
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A random spatial autocorrelation has this type of trend when plotted

43
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What are two types of spatial prediction?

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Trend surface and kriging

44
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This type of spatial prediction fits a 2D surface to a set of sample points using statistical methods

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Trend surface

45
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Trend surface uses this type of polynomial equation

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Low-order polynomial

46
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Is trend surface spatial prediction an exact predictor?

47
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This type of spatial prediction is central to geostatistics

48
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What type of spatial interpolation is kriging similar to?

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Inverse distance weighting

49
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This type of spatial prediction uses neighboring values weighted by distance

50
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Kriging uses this to assign weights

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Spatial autocorrelation

51
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Are weights arbitrary in kriging?

52
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Is kriging an exact predictor?

53
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Data is sorted into these in the kriging method

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Lag distance bins

54
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This is calculated and plotted for each kriging lag distance bin

55
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The kriging method produces this graph

56
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What are three components of a variogram?

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Nugget, sill, range

57
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This component of a variogram is where the line intercepts the y-axis

58
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This component of a variogram is just above the asymptote

59
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This component of a variogram is the distance between the asymptote and the x-axis

60
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This model statistically fits through semi-variance points in the kriging method

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Variogram model

61
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What three types of spatial estimation are exact, with predicted values equally observed?

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  1. Thiessen polygons; 2. Inverse distance weighting; 3. Spline
62
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What three types of spatial estimation are not exact, with predicted values that may not be equally observed?

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  1. Fixed-radius; 2. Trend surface; 3. Kriging
63
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This group of spatial estimation methods identifies areas of high density

64
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This group of spatial estimation methods is based on a distribution of known observations

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Core areas

65
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Core area spatial estimation methods create these from polygons

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Regions or territories

66
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Core area spatial estimation methods create these from rasters

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Density fields

67
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What are the three types of core area spatial estimation?

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  1. Mean center; 2. Hulls; 3. Kernel mapping
68
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This is the simplest core area method

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Mean center

69
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This core area method averages x-y coordinates for observed values

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Mean center

70
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This is often added to a mean center

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Mean circle

71
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Can a mean circle radius mean different values?

72
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This is the simplest core area method for an irregular core area

73
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This core area method creates a polygon enveloping all points

74
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Hulls ignore these

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Clusters in data points

75
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Hulls can be treated as this for points

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A natural boundary

76
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This core area method makes a continuous density surface

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Kernel mapping

77
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Peaks are areas of this in kernel mapping

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High density

78
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This is a density function assigned to each data point in kernel mapping

79
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What type of kernel is the most common?

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Gaussian kernel

80
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This is the width of kernel defined by the user

81
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In kernel mapping, this is applied to each sample point

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Kernel function

82
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In kernel mapping, point kernels are summed for this

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Composite density function

83
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In kernel mapping, a narrow bandwidth creates this type of surface

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Spiky surface

84
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In kernel mapping, a broad bandwidth creates this type of surface

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Broader/flatter surface

85
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These are used to determine optimum bandwidth in kernel mapping

86
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Kernel mapping is used to create this

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2D density surface

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