What Is Scale?

WHAT IS SCALE AND HOW DOES IT LOOK AS IN RESEARCH?

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Scale is one of the most fundamental yet poorly understood and confusing concepts underlying research involving geographic information. The term "scale" has multiple referents, including absolute size, relative size, resolution, granularity, and detail.

This initiative focuses on explicating the multiple referents of scale and determining their consequences for thinking and decision-making involving geographic information. An emphasis will be placed on cognitive aspects of the scale problem as a complement to the traditional geographic and cartographic emphasis on scale in external representations.


Over the next few posts we hope to unfold the true meaning of what scale is and how it links to other KS3 curriculum key concepts (more information on these can be found on blogs that are part of our blogroll) We also have some videos to share with you all so sit tight, we wont be gone long!!!

bye for now!