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This paper presents a novel method to model urban land use conversion using support vector machines (SVMs), a new generation of machine learning algorithms used in the classification and regression domains. This method derives the relationship between rural-urban land use change and various factors, such as population, distance to road and facilities, and surrounding land use. Our study showed that...
A spatial query language called SQL/Spatial has been designed to support the expression of user requests dealing with a variety of GIS analysis functions (e.g., map overlay and buffer) in the Web environment. Using the familiar SELECT - FROM - WHERE statement instead of procedural commands like macro language in some GIS packages, users can formulate their queries more easily, while conducting powerful...
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