Elements of Spatial Data Quality

✍ Scribed by S.C. Guptill and J.L. Morrison (Eds.)

Publisher: Pergamon Press Inc
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Leaves: 207
Edition: 1st
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This text outlines the need, and suggests potential categories for the content, of a comprehensive statement of data quality. It describes components of each data quality element, metrics that can be used to measure the quality of each criteria, and possible testing and rating schemes

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Some other titles published by Elsevier Science Ltd on behalf of the International Cartographic Association, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedicated to the memory of DAVID PELHAM BICKMORE 1917-1993, Page v
Foreword, Page ix, D.R.F. Taylor
Preface: Creation of the ICA Commission on Spatial Data Quality, Pages xi-xii, SCG, JLM
List of contributors, Pages xiii-xv
CHAPTER ONE - Spatial data quality, Pages 1-12, Joel L. Morrison
CHAPTER TWO - Lineage, Pages 13-30, Derek G. Clarke, David M. Clark
CHAPTER THREE - Positional accuracy, Pages 31-58, Jane Drummond
CHAPTER FOUR - Attribute accuracy, Pages 59-79, Michael F. Goodchild
CHAPTER FIVE - Completeness, Pages 81-108, Kurt Brassel, Felix Bucher, Eva-Maria Stephan, Andrej Vckovski
CHAPTER SIX - Logical consistency, Pages 109-137, Wolfgang Kainz
CHAPTER SEVEN - Semantic accuracy, Pages 139-151, François Salgé
CHAPTER EIGHT - Temporal information, Pages 153-165, Stephen C. Guptill
CHAPTER NINE - An evaluation matrix for geographical data quality, Pages 167-188, Howard Veregin, Péter Hargitai
CHAPTER TEN - Looking ahead, Pages 189-197, Stephen C. Guptill, Joel L. Morrison
Keyword index, Pages 199-202

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