Abstract
Research questions regarding temporal change in spatial patterns are increasingly common in geographical analysis. In this research, we explore and extend an approach to the spatial-temporal analysis of polygons that are spatially distinct and experience discrete changes though time. We present five new movement events for describing spatial processes: displacement, convergence, divergence, fragmentation and concentration. Spatial-temporal measures of events for size and direction are presented for two time periods, and multiple time periods. Size change metrics are based on area overlaps and a modified cone-based model is used for calculating polygon directional relationships. Quantitative directional measures are used to develop application specific metrics, such as an estimation of the concentration parameter for a von Mises distribution, and the directional rate of spread. The utility of the STAMP methods are demonstrated by a case study on the spread of a wildfire in northwestern Montana.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-227 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Geographical Systems |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Events
- Geocomputation
- Polygons
- Spatial pattern analysis
- Spatial-temporal analysis
- Spread
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Economics and Econometrics