Can error explain map differences over time?

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-171

  Pontius Jr , Robert Gilmore ^a   Lippitt, Christopher D ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Change; Hypothesis; Land; Matrix; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MAP DIFFERENCES;

MAPPING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; GIS; LAND COVER; MAPPING;

EID: 33746906240     PISSN: 15230406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304006777681706     Document Type: Article

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