Vertical measurement accuracy and reliability of mapping-grade GPS receivers

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-194

  Wing, Michael G ^a   Frank, Jereme ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation; Forestry; GPS; Measurements

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AVERAGE ERRORS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA GROUPING; DIGITAL MEASUREMENT; ELEVATION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; FOREST CANOPIES; FOREST ROADS; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVERS; GPS RECEIVERS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; VIEWSHED ANALYSIS;

DATA ACQUISITION; FORESTRY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAPPING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

MEASUREMENTS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLEARCUTTING; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOREST CANOPY; GPS; MAPPING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

FORESTS; HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; NATURAL RESOURCES; POSITIONING; RELIABILITY;

EID: 80052521654     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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