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spatial multicriteria evaluation  

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  • Spatial multicriteria evaluation (spatial MCE) is based on an integration of theories, methodologies, and software from geographic information systems (GIS) and multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA). Spatial MCE, also known as GIS-MCA or GIS-MCE (multicriteria analysis or evaluation), is well suited to semistructured problems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Spatial Multicriteria Evaluation]

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