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Defining the Urban/Rural Interface of the South Carolina Piedmont using a GIS-Based Model

Reference Type
Conference Proceedings (Chapter)

"A GIS-based model for defining the rural/urban interface for the Piedmont Region of South Carolina (Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg Counties) was developed.  Classified Landsat Thematic Mapper data provided a description of the current land cover and land use of the study area.  Data from the 2000 Census were used to obtain information on social and cultural attributes such as housing density and median household income.  These datasets were layered in a GIS environment and a model was developed to assign Census block groups within the study area to one of five discrete categories (rural, semi-rural, rural/urban, semi-urban and urban).  The model accounted for 93.31% of the study area. Groundtruthing, using field plots located with GPS technology, was used to verify the results and contingency tables were developed.  This procedure created a snapshot view of current interface zones and provides a foundation for developing a dynamic model designed to predict future change." [Abstract from Conference Program and Book of Abstracts]

[Concurrent Session I-A: Defining the Interface]

[Presented at "Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces: Linking Science and Society", a conference held March 13-16, 2005 in Atlanta, GA (US)]

Authors
L.R. Gering, T.S. Eddins, M.W. Marek
Date Published
2005
Journal/Conference
Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces: Linking Science and Society
Editor
D. Laband, et. al.
Publisher
Auburn University Center for Forest Sustainability
Publisher Location
Auburn, AL (US)
Sub-Topics
GIS/Mapping, GPS, Interface, Modeling (economic)
State(s)/Region(s)
South Carolina
Keywords
Urban-rural, Leaf characteristics, Interface, GIS, WUI, GPS
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