Linking Spatial Patterns Across Scales

Question 1

Which kind of Scales are there?

Answer 1

• Spatial
• Temporal
• Organizational

Question 2

What is a spatial unit?

Answer 2

A Spatial Unit might take on different names and they depend on the field we are referring to. It indicates the basic building blocks for a location-specific attribute.

Question 3

What is the difference between Scaling and Aggregating?

Answer 3

Scaling > Regards going up or down in the number of pixels. If need more detail I might need certain methods called interpolation.

Aggregating > means creating a summary for a larger unit (from the entire whether forecasts to one specific city prediction)