Valuing map validation: the need for rigorous land cover map accuracy assessment in economic valuations of ecosystem services
Valuations of ecosystem services often use data on land cover class areal extent. Area estimates from land cover maps may be biased by misclassification error resulting in flawed assessments and inaccurate valuations. Adjustment for misclassification error is possible for maps subjected to a rigorou...
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Elsevier
2015
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28877/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28877/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28877/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28877/1/Valuing%20map%20validation-eprints.pdf |