It includes determination of optimum paths using specified decision rules. The decision rules are likely based on minimum time or distance, and so on.
Figure 7.11 demonstrates an example of optimum paths based on minimum distance.
Seek and Stream are synonymous and refer to functions that are directed outward in a step by step manner using a specified decision rule. This procedure is initiated and proceeds until any further movement violates the decision rule.
But that rarely happens and the clustering technique has to enforce decision rules that slice a boundary between nearly identical responses. Also, extended techniques can be used to impose weighted boundaries based on data trends or expert knowledge.
As the field of Artificial Intelligence develops and decision rules become more sophisticated, a greater proportion of the interpretation and evaluation can be carried out by the computer programs chosen to yield the desired information.
A supervised classification with the maximum likelihood decision rule was applied. The vegetation field data collected in August 1993 (see above) were used to evaluate classification accuracy.
 See also: Information, Area, Analysis, Map, Relation
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