Spatial regionalization based on optimal information compression

Aggregating fine-grained data allows for the reduction of the impact of noise and outliers when analysing real-world systems. Here the author proposes a principled and efficient method based on information theory to compress spatial systems into macroscopic regions, capturing spatial clusters able t...

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Main Author: Alec Kirkley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01029-4