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Alaska national hydrography dataset positional accuracy assessment study

May 1, 2013

Initial visual assessments


Wide range in the quality of fit between features in NHD and these new image sources.


No statistical analysis has been performed to actually quantify accuracy


Determining absolute accuracy is cost prohibitive (must collect independent, well defined test points)


Quantitative analysis of relative positional error is feasible.

Publication Year 2013
Title Alaska national hydrography dataset positional accuracy assessment study
Authors Samantha Arundel, Kristina H. Yamamoto, Eric Constance, Kim Mantey, Jeremy Vinyard-Houx
Publication Type Book
Publication Subtype Conference publication
Index ID 70046799
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse