Formula for calculating spatial similarity degrees between point clouds on multi-scale maps taking map scale change as the only independent variable
Formula for calculating spatial similarity degrees between point clouds on multi-scale maps taking map scale change as the only independent variable
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以地图比例变化为唯一自变量的多比例尺地图上点云空间相似度计算公式
DOI:
10.1016/j.geog.2015.03.002
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Jonathan Li
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作者:
Weifang Yang;Haowen Yan;Jonathan Li
The degree of spatial similarity plays an important role in map generalization, yet there has been no quantitative research into it. To fill this gap, this study first defines map scale change and spatial similarity degree/relation in multi-scale map spaces and then proposes a model for calculating the degree of spatial similarity between a point cloud at one scale and its generalized counterpart at another scale. After validation, the new model features 16 points with map scale change as thexcoordinate and the degree of spatial similarity as theycoordinate. Finally, using an application for curve fitting, the model achieves an empirical formula that can calculate the degree of spatial similarity using map scale change as the sole independent variable, and vice versa. This formula can be used to automate algorithms for point feature generalization and to determine when to terminate them during the generalization.