Table 2

Spatial explanatory data sets evaluated in logistic regression models.

Explanatory variable
Description
Method
Data scale
layers

Slope
Slope
DEM analysis
ratio
1 layer
Aspect
Aspect
DEM analysis
ratio
1 layer
Land Cover
Vegetation/land use
Supervised classification of ETM data
nominal
1 layer, 3 classes
Distance
Distance of sampling point from water line at sampling date
DEM simulation, spatial queries
ratio
21 layers for each field sampling date
Shoreline index
Reservoir margin shape: relation of water and soil pixels
DEM simulation, convolution filter, overlay, spatial query
ratio
21 layers for each field sampling date

Zeilhofer et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:7   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-7

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