Change estimates by map comparison: A method to reduce erroneous changes due to positional error

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 619-629

  Mas, J F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS;

DIGITAL MAP; LAND USE/COVER CHANGE; MAP COMPARISON; POSITIONAL ERRORS; REDUCTION OF ERRORS; SIMPLE METHOD;

LAND USE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL MAP; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE;

EID: 33745242942     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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