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International Journal of Geographical Information Science Volume 21, 2007 - Issue 7
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Research Article

How complex can a land suitability map be?

Y. Diao Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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W. N. Xiang Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC 28223, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 747-755 | Received 17 Jul 2004, Accepted 11 Jul 2006, Published online: 14 Jun 2007

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