Practice Error Budgeting And Quality Assurance In Geo-informatics Projects (13.12)

Practice: Error Budgeting and Quality Assurance in Geo-Informatics Projects

Lesson 13.12Errors and Adjustments

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Question 1.
What is an error budget?
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Think about why budget is important in any planning.
Question 2.
What does QA stand for?
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Consider what measures are taken to assure quality.
3Question 3.
What is included in an error budget?
- Only observer accuracy
- Instrumental tolerance and processing errors
- Quality control measures
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Think about what factors affect data collection.
4Question 4.
True or False: Metadata documentation is not necessary for ensuring data quality.
- True
- False
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What happens if we don’t document our data properly?
Question 5.
Suppose you are tasked with creating an error budget for a new mapping project. Describe how you would allocate percentages to each component of the error budget based on typical values.
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Look at similar projects for reference.
Question 6.
Analyze a case where inadequate field validation led to incorrect data being used in a critical environmental assessment. What were the potential impacts?
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Think about the implications of bad data on decision making.

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