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What is Inaccuracy

Chapter 41
Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics
Lack of correlation between observation and representations of reality.
Published in Chapter:
Managing Uncertainty in Geospatial Predictive Models
Iftikhar U. Sikder (Cleveland State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-995-3.ch041
Abstract
Geospatial predictive models often require mapping of predefined concepts or categories with various conditioning factors in a given space. This chapter discusses various aspects of uncertainty in predictive modeling by characterizing different typologies of classification uncertainty. It argues that understanding uncertainty semantics is a perquisite for efficient handling and management of predictive models.
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