Quantitative method for comparing soil maps and cartograms
Tóm tắt
This paper describes how the overall accuracy coefficient and kappa index are used to estimate the similarity of soil maps. Comparison of two detailed maps built by two independent groups of researchers has shown their coinciding by only 60%. The causes of this noncoincidence are discussed.
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