Inverse distance weighting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014904",
  "term": "Inverse distance weighting",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Inverse Distance Weighting",
  "definition": "An interpolation technique that estimates values in a raster from a set of sample points that have been weighted so that the farther a sampled point is from the cell being evaluated, the less weight it has in the calculation of the cell's value.",
  "abbreviation": "IDW",
  "subject": "Research",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidelines to Assessing Regional Vulnerabilities at http://www.epa.gov/reva/docs/guidelines_reva_20080627.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/inverse-distance-weighting/"
}