What Can We Learn from “Deviations” in Urban Science?

Fan Zhang*, Xiang Ye

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

“Deviation” is common in scientific research, referring to the phenomenon that the output of a process is different from the expected. Deviation may possess various appearances and definitions, e.g., deviation of an observation from the truth, the general trend, or the theoretical value under assumptions, etc. Although in many cases it is perceived by the researcher as unwanted, it may be an inspirer and facilitator, leading to new discoveries and insights from innovative pathways. This chapter initiates a discussion on what and how we can learn from deviations, particularly in urban science. We use several application examples featuring big data and deep learning to illustrate our points.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNew Thinking in GIScience
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages301-308
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9789811938160
ISBN (Print)9789811938153
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Higher Education Press 2022.

Keywords

  • Deep learning
  • Deviation
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Street view imagery
  • Urban science

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