Revisiting Classical Land Classification, Assessment, and Management Literature
to Inform GIS Research
Michael N. DeMers
Introduction
The Problem of Land Classification
Montfort, Wisconsin1933 Land Use
ArcView DatabaseNote Tabular Data
Classification VS Quantitative Geography
Retrospective View
1990’s
Land Classification Informing GIS Development
Geomorphology-Based Vegetation
Classes
Analysis of Classified Land(landscape metrics
Analysis of Classified Land(landscape metrics
H0
HA
vs
map categories as hypotheses
Land Capability Land Use
Slope
Shrink-swell
Flooding
Erosion
economic
legal
LocationalEtc.
Agriculture
Urban
Industry
Etc.
Land Suitability
Geodesign &What If Analysis
Conclusion
The Future
