Basic concepts

In this unit, you will learn characteristics and different behaviour of continuous and discontinuous spatial distribution of spatial phenomena. Spatial variables are used to describe and analyze the spatial distribution of phenomenon. We will focus on discrete spatial variables that describe the discrete spatial distribution of phenomenon. Then you will learn a priori features and a posteriori features which can be defined based on the spatial variables and regionalisation. Moreover, representation of real world spatial features in object mode and image mode will be presented. We will introduce orientation of units that you will learn after this unit based on the knowledge you gained. Moreover, the linkage to the other lessons and modules are presented for your reference.

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