Introduction Issue of Scale Models of Scale Scaling Up and Down Book Chapters Geographic Representations Geo-Atoms Geo-Fields Geo-Objects Hierarchical Data Structures Discussion Geospatial Measurements Framework for Spatial Sampling Optical Remote Sensing and Resolution Microwave Remote Sensing and Resolution Discussion Geostatistical Models of Scale Geostatistical Fundamentals and Variograms Variogram Regularization and Deregularization Statistics for Determining Measurement Scales Discussion Lattice Data and Scale Models Lattice Data Spatial Autocorrelation and Its Measures Local Models Discussion Geostatistical Methods for Scaling Kriging Indicator Approaches Upscaling by Block Kriging Downscaling by Area-to-Point Kriging Geostatistical Inverse Modeling Discussion Methods for Scaling Gridded Data Upscaling Downscaling Discussion Multiscale Data Conflation Multivariate Geostatistics Image Fusion Other Multiscale Methods Discussion Scale in Terrain Analysis Digital Elevation Data and Their Scales Terrain Derivatives Models of Scale in Topography Methods for Scaling Terrain Variables Discussion Scale in Area-Class Mapping Area-Class Mapping Spatial Scales and Patterns in Area Classes Scaling Area-Class Information Discussion Information Content Information Theory Information Content in Remotely Sensed Images Image Resolution and Information Content Information Content in Map Data Discussion Uncertainty Characterization Accuracy Metrics and Assessment Geostatistical Approaches to Validation Analytical Approaches to Error Propagation Geostatistical Simulation Discussion Epilogue References Index tals and Variograms Variogram Regularization and Deregularization Statistics for Determining Measurement Scales Discussion Lattice Data and Scale Models Lattice Data Spatial Autocorrelation and Its Measures Local Models Discussion Geostatistical Methods for Scaling Kriging Indicator Approaches Upscaling by Block Kriging Downscaling by Area-to-Point Kriging Geostatistical Inverse Modeling Discussion Methods for Scaling Gridded Data Upscaling Downscaling Discussion Multiscale Data Conflation Multivariate Geostatistics Image Fusion Other Multiscale Methods Discussion Scale in Terrain Analysis Digital Elevation Data and Their Scales Terrain Derivatives Models of Scale in Topography Methods for Scaling Terrain Variables Discussion Scale in Area-Class Mapping Area-Class Mapping Spatial Scales and Patterns in Area Classes Scaling Area-Class Information Discussion Information Content Information Theory Information Content in Remotely Sensed Images Image Resolution and Information Content Information Content in Map Data Discussion Uncertainty Characterization Accuracy Metrics and Assessment Geostatistical Approaches to Validation Analytical Approaches to Error Propagation Geostatistical Simulation Discussion Epilogue References Index Scaling Gridded Data Upscaling Downscaling Discussion Multiscale Data Conflation Multivariate Geostatistics Image Fusion Other Multiscale Methods Discussion Scale in Terrain Analysis Digital Elevation Data and Their Scales Terrain Derivatives Models of Scale in Topography Methods for Scaling Terrain Variables Discussion Scale in Area-Class Mapping Area-Class Mapping Spatial Scales and Patterns in Area Classes Scaling Area-Class Information Discussion Information Content Information Theory Information Content in Remotely Sensed Images Image Resolution and Information Content Information Content in Map Data Discussion Uncertainty Characterization Accuracy Metrics and Assessment Geostatistical Approaches to Validation Analytical Approaches to Error Propagation Geostatistical Simulation Discussion Epilogue References Index Area Classes Scaling Area-Class Information Discussion Information Content Information Theory Information Content in Remotely Sensed Images Image Resolution and Information Content Information Content in Map Data Discussion Uncertainty Characterization Accuracy Metrics and Assessment Geostatistical Approaches to Validation Analytical Approaches to Error Propagation Geostatistical Simulation Discussion Epilogue References Index References Index.