Figure 2.1 Jackman's (1988) Landuse information framework 18
Figure 3.1 Classification of GIS functions 42
Figure 3.2 Focal neighbourhood functions 43
Figure 3.3 Model of generalisation techniques 60
Figure 3.4 Model complexity versus functionality 63
Figure 3.5 Study area 66
Figure 4.1 Vegetation classes used in Landcare's vegetation database 101
Figure 4.2 The extent of the different vegetation classes 102
Figure 4.3 The extent of the different vegetation classes (cont.) 103
Figure 4.4 The spatial influence of the different vegetation classes 104
Figure 4.5 The spatial influence of the different vegetation classes (cont.) 105
Figure 4.6 Vegetation. Level 1 106
Figure 4.7 The effects of generalisation on vegetation 107
Figure 4.8 The effect of different NAW radii 108
Figure 4.9 The effect of different spatial influence thresholds 109
Figure 4.10 The effect of different cell sizes 110
Figure 4.11 Spatial influence of different infrastructure 111
Figure 4.12 Spatial influence of different infrastructure (cont.) 112
Figure 4.13 Spatial influence of different infrastructure (cont.) 113
Figure 4.14 Naturalness. Level 1 114
Figure 4.15 The effects of generalisation on naturalness 115
Figure 4.16 Supermap2 population and dwelling data 116
Figure 4.17 Coastal classification process 117
Figure 4.18 The spatial influence of different water components 118
Figure 4.19 Influence of water. Level 1 119
Figure 4.20 The effects of generalisation on the influence of water 120
Figure 5.1 Hammond's classification scheme 152
Figure 5.2 Wallace's landform classification of New Zealand 153
Figure 5.3 The identification of upland and lowland 154
Figure 5.4 The different stages of the automated process 155
Figure 5.5 Landform classes for the study area (Hammond/Dikau) 156
Figure 5.6 Effects of different slope thresholds on the resulting landform type classification 157
Figure 5.7 Effects of different relative relief classes on the resulting landform type classification 158
Figure 5.8 Effects of different NAW radii on the resulting landform type classification 159
Figure 5.9 The majority resulting from the combination of 45 different classifications 160
Figure 5.10 The membership of different landform types 161
Figure 5.11 Entropy values 162
Figure 5.12 Degree of agreement 163
Figure 5.13 Effects of different cell sizes on the resulting landform type classification 164
Figure 5.14 Different stages of the automated process (cell size 100m) 165
Figure 5.15 Different stages of the automated process (cell size 1000m) 166
Figure 5.16 Effects of different cell sizes on slope gradient 167
Figure 5.17 Effects of different cell sizes on "mean slope" 168
Figure 5.18 Closeup view of the generalisation effects of different cell sizes on slope 169
Figure 5.19 Effects of different cell sizes on "mean slope" (slope information obtained from the LRI) 170
Figure 5.20 Effects of different cell sizes on slope (slope information obtained from TIN) 171
Figure 5.21 Different stages of the automated process (Brabyn) 172
Figure 5.22 Different stages of the automated process (cont.) 173
Figure 5.23 Landform components 174
Figure 5.24 The spatial influence of the different landform components 175
Figure 5.25 The spatial influence of the different landform components (cont.) 176
Figure 5.26 Landform level 1 (Brabyn) 177
Figure 5.27 The effects of slope on landform components 178
Figure 5.28 The effects of generalisation on landform 179
Figure 6.1 Combination process 186
Figure 6.2 Landscape classification L3 V3 N3 W3 187
Figure 6.3 The effects of generalisation on landscape classification 189
Figure 6.4
The effects of generalisation on landscape variety 212
