GeoComputation Conference Proceedings

 

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on GeoComputation
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
17 - 19 September 1998

Sponsored by University of Bristol, U.K.; University of Oxford, U.K.; University College Cork, Eire; Intergraph Corp.

The following papers were first published on CD-ROM. Produced by: R.J.Abrahart. Publisher: "GeoComputation CD-ROM". ISBN 0-9533477-0-2

 

Papers
[Abstract]
 Neural Network vs. ARMA Modelling: constructing benchmark case studies of river flow prediction
Robert J. Abrahart and Linda See

 

[Abstract]
 New Tools for Neurohydrologists: using 'network pruning' and 'model breeding' algorithms to discover optimum inputs and architectures
Robert J. Abrahart, Linda See and Pauline E. Kneale

 

[Abstract]
 A Geomarketing Decision Support System Based on Fuzzy Set Theory
Paulo H. Afonso, Mário R. Gomes and M. Graça Abrantes

 

[Abstract]
 A Combinatorial Fuzzy Set-Theoretic Approach to the Mapping Between Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Jochen Albrecht and Hans Guesgen

 

[Abstract]
 Simple Spatial Analysis of Complex Multivariate Airborne Geophysical Data
Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes

 

[Abstract]
 Application of structural pattern-recognition techniques to infer urban land use from Ordnance Survey digital map data
Stuart Barr and Mike Barnsley

 

[Abstract]
 Tools for Effective Use of Geological Map Data: A Topic for GeoComputation Research?
G. F. Bonham-Carter and J. Broome

 

[Abstract]
 Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning: a GeoComputation Method
Adrijana Car

 

[Abstract]
 Upscaling suspended-sediment flows in disturbed rainforest terrain: role of localised new sources
Nick A. Chappell, Paul McKenna, Kawi Bidin, Ian Douglas and Rory P.D. Walsh

 

[Abstract]
 Spatial Data Quality Control through the use of an Active Repository
Sophie Cockcroft

 

[Abstract]
 Learning Cellular Automata: Modelling Urban Modelling
Antonio Colonna, Vittorio Di Stefano, Silvana Lombardo, Lorenzo Papini and Giovanni A. Rabino

 

[Abstract]
 Modelling the roles of magnitude and frequency in the evolution of an upland catchment
T.J.Coulthard, M.J.Kirkby and M.G.Macklin

 

[Abstract]
 Physically-based River Basin Modelling Within a GIS: The LISFLOOD Model
A.P.J. De Roo, C.G. Wesseling and W.P.A. Van Deursen

 

[Abstract]
 Emergence and erosion: a model for rill initiation and development
David Favis-Mortlock, John Boardman, Tony Parsons and Bruce Lascelles

 

[Abstract]
 Mapping tropical forest biophysical properties from coarse spatial resolution satellite sensor data: applications of neural networks and data fusion
Giles M. Foody and Doreen S. Boyd

 

[Abstract]
 The Classification of Complex Geographic Datasets: An Operational Comparison of Artificial Neural Network and Decision Tree Classifiers
Mark Gahegan and Geoff West

 

[Abstract]
 Development of Land Vehicle Tracking System with GPS and Client/Server Structured Spatial Data Processing
Eun-Young Han and Young-Do Joo

 

[Abstract]
 Considering (mis-)representation in geodemographics and lifestyles
Rich Harris

 

[Abstract]
 Assessing the Degree of Spatial Isomorphism for Exploratory Spatial Analysis
Alec Holt, Stephen G. MacDonell and George L. Benwell

 

[Abstract]
 Computational agents and urban life spaces: a preliminary realisation of the time-geography of student lifestyles
Otto Huisman and Pip Forer

 

[Abstract]
 Towards an ontology of fields
Karen K. Kemp and Andrej Vckovsky

 

[Abstract]
 3D Geographical Analysis within JAVA/VRML-based GIS: "Lantern" Operation
Kyong-Ho Kim, Kiwon Lee and Jong-Hun Lee

 

[Abstract]
 On the Automated Generalization of Road Network Maps
Marc van Kreveld and Jarno Peschier

 

[Abstract]
 Visualising Neural Network Training in Geographic Space
Shawn W. Laffan

 

[Abstract]
 Modelling Environmental Influences on Property Prices in an Urban Environment
Iain R. Lake, Andrew A. Lovett, Ian J. Bateman and Ian H. Langford

 

[Abstract]
 The Complex Characteristic Form Model and its Applications
Hung Fei Lei

 

[Abstract]
 Scale and the spatial structure of landform: optimising sampling strategies with geostatistics
Christopher D. Lloyd and Peter M. Atkinson

 

[Abstract]
 Converting Point Estimates of Daily Rainfall onto a Rectangular Grid
Steven D. Lynch

 

[Abstract]
The use of Flocks to drive a Geographic Analysis Machine
James Macgill and Stan Openshaw

 

[Abstract]
 Self evaluating generalisation algorithms for the derivation of multi-scale products from UKBORDERS data of the census
William Mackaness, Alistair Edwardes and Tim Urwin

 

[Abstract]
 Integration of High Resolution Topographic Data with Floodplain Flow Models
Kate Marks and Paul Bates

 

[Abstract]
 Towards the Development of a Documentation Structure for Modelling Spatial Processes
Andrew J. Marr, Samuel Mann, Stephen MacDonell and George L.Benwell

 

[Abstract]
 Modelling the Collapse of Metastable Loess Soils
H. Miller, Y. Djerbib, I.F. Jefferson and I.J. Smalley

 

[Abstract]
 Multilevel Analysis Of The Geography of Health Inequalities: Using Better Geographies
Richard Mitchell, Simon Gleave and Mel Bartley

 

[Abstract]
 Coupling of Thermal and Hydrologic Models for Arctic Regions on Parallel Processing Architectures
Don Morton, Larry D. Hinzman, Elizabeth K. Lilly, Ziya Zhang and Doug Goering

 

[Abstract]
 Valuing Location in an Urban Housing Market
Scott Orford

 

[Abstract]
 Parallel Distributed Processing for Digital Terrain Analysis
Philip J. Rallings, J. Andrew Ware and David B. Kidner

 

[Abstract]
 A spatial solution to Ecological Site Classification for British Forestry using Ecosystem Management Decision Support
Duncan Ray, Keith Reynolds, John Slade and Simon Hodge

 

[Abstract]
 Investigation of the Effects of Input Uncertainty on Population Forecasting
Phil Rees and Ian Turton

 

[Abstract]
 Scales and similarities in runoff processes with respect to geomorphometry
Jochen Schmidt, Kirsten Hennrich and Richard Dikau

 

[Abstract]
 An Integrated Neuro-Fuzzy-Statistical Approach to Hydrological Modelling
Linda See, Robert J. Abrahart and Stan Openshaw

 

[Abstract]
 A Framework for Update Process in GIS
Laurent Spéry

 

[Abstract]
 The Use of GIS as a Decision Support Tool for Evaluating Fragmentation by Roads
Carola Stauch

 

[Abstract]
 Quantifying Chaos in the Atmosphere: the use of ensembles of General Circulation Model Integrations
Richard Washington

 

[Abstract]
 An object-based urban simulation model for interactive visualisation
Chris Webster, Fulong Wu and Sheng Zhou

 

[Abstract]
 A Mini-Raster Data Structure for Representing and Reasoning with Spatial Objects in Satellite Image
R.N.Williams and J.S.Hartnett

 

[Abstract]
 Digital Terrain Models - Traps for the Unwary
S.M.Wise

 

[Abstract]
 Automatic Generation of Software Supporting the Integration of GIS and Modelling Systems
Paul M. Yates and Ian D. Bishop

 

[Abstract]
 Downscaling Land Surface Parameters for Global Soil Erosion Estimation Using no Ancillary Data
Xiaoyang Zhang, Nick Drake and John Wainwright

 

[Abstract]
 Geometric Feature-based Edge-Matching
Xin Chang Zhang

 

[Abstract]
 A Flexible Tool to Extract Algorithmic Knowledge From Image Interpretation Experts
Paul Crowther and Jacky Hartnett

 

[Abstract]
 The role of visualization in the exploratory spatial data analysis of area-based data
Stephen Wise, Robert Haining and Paola Signoretta