GEOG-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Waldo R. Tobler
24 Sep 2020
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Remote sensing: a method of collecting data by instruments that are physically distant from the area of study. Absolute location: the measure (e. g. , lat/long coordinates) or representation of a single position (e. g. , dot map) Site: the specific characteristics of a place : physical, cultural, economic. Situation: the location of a place in relation to its surroundings. Distance: everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things. waldo tobler. Friction of distance: the inhibiting or deterring effects of distance on human activity; it is a reflection of the time and cost in overcoming distance: an increase in time and cost with increasing distance. Distance decay: the impact or function of an activity declines as one move away from the point of origin. Utility: the usefulness of place or location to a particular person or group.
