Estimating positional accuracy of data layers within a GIS through error propagation

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 429-433

  Stanislawski, Lawrence V ^a   Dewitt, Bon A ^a   Shrestha, Ramesh L ^a  

^a Surveying and Mapping   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ESTIMATION; ERROR PROPAGATION; GIS;

EID: 0029768624     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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