FGDC-STD-007.

3-1998
N SD I
Na tional S patia l Dat a I nfr astruct u re

Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s

Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy

Su$co%%ittee #or &ase Cartograp'ic Data

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Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee Depart%ent o# Agriculture ( Depart%ent o# Co%%erce ( Depart%ent o# De#ense ( Depart%ent o# )nergy Depart%ent o# *ousing an +r$an De,elop%ent ( Depart%ent o# t'e -nterior ( Depart%ent o# State Depart%ent o# Transportation ( )n,iron%ental Protection AgencyFe eral )%ergency .anage%ent Agency ( /i$rary o# Congress "ational Aeronautics an Space A %inistration ( "ational Arc'i,es an 0ecor s A %inistration Tennessee 1alley Aut'ority

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee )sta$lis'e $y 2##ice o# .anage%ent an &u get Circular A-134 t'e Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee 5FGDC6 pro%otes t'e coor inate e,elop%ent4 use4 s'aring4 an isse%ination o# geograp'ic ata. T'e FGDC is co%pose o# representati,es #ro% t'e Depart%ents o# Agriculture4 Co%%erce4 De#ense4 )nergy4 *ousing an +r$an De,elop%ent4 t'e -nterior4 State4 an Transportation7 t'e )n,iron%ental Protection Agency7 t'e Fe eral )%ergency .anage%ent Agency7 t'e /i$rary o# Congress7 t'e "ational Aeronautics an Space A %inistration7 t'e "ational Arc'i,es an 0ecor s A %inistration7 an t'e Tennessee 1alley Aut'ority. A itional Fe eral agencies participate on FGDC su$co%%ittees an 8or9ing groups. T'e Depart%ent o# t'e -nterior c'airs t'e co%%ittee. FGDC su$co%%ittees 8or9 on issues relate to ata categories coor inate un er t'e circular. Su$co%%ittees esta$lis' an i%ple%ent stan ar s #or ata content4 :uality4 an trans#er7 encourage t'e e;c'ange o# in#or%ation an t'e trans#er o# ata7 an organi<e t'e collection o# geograp'ic ata to re uce uplication o# e##ort. =or9ing groups are esta$lis'e #or issues t'at transcen ata categories. For %ore in#or%ation a$out t'e co%%ittee4 or to $e a e to t'e co%%ittee>s ne8sletter %ailing list4 please contact! Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee Secretariat c?o +.S. Geological Sur,ey @90 "ational Center 0eston4 1irginia AA09A Telep'one! 57036 3B8-@@1B Facsi%ile! 57036 3B8-@7@@ -nternet 5electronic %ail6! g [Link], Anony%ous FTP! #tp!??#g [Link],?pu$?g c? =orl =i e =e$! 'ttp!??#g [Link],?#g c.'t%l

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C2"T)"TS Page 3.1 -ntro uction 3-1 3.1.1 2$Decti,e 3-1 3.1.A Scope 3-1 3.1.3 Applica$ility 3-1 3.1.B 0elate Stan ar s 3-1 3.1.@ Stan ar s De,elop%ent Proce ures 3.1.3 .aintenance 3-3 Testing .et'o ology An 0eporting 0e:uire%ents 3.A.1 Spatial Accuracy 3-B 3.A.A Accuracy Test Gui elines 3-B 3.A.3 Accuracy 0eporting 3-@ "SSDA an 2t'er .ap Accuracy Stan ar s 3-8

3-A 3-B

3.A

3.3

3-7

0e#erences Appen ices

Appen i; 3-A. Accuracy Statistics 5nor%ati,e6

3-9 3-1A

Appen i; 3-& *ori<ontal Accuracy Co%putations 5in#or%ati,e6 Appen i; 3-C. Testing gui elines 5in#or%ati,e6 3-13 3-19

Appen i; 3-D. 2t'er Accuracy Stan ar s 5in#or%ati,e6 Ta$les 1.

Accuracy Calculations #or Cri er4 Eentuc9y +SGS 1!AB4000-scale Topograp'ic Fua rangle 0.S); G 0.S)y assu%e 3-1B Accuracy Co%putations #or Cri er4 Eentuc9y +SGS 1!AB4000-scale Topograp'ic Fua rangle 0.S); 0.S)y 3-1@ ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps4 Class 1 'ori<ontal 5; or y6 li%iting 0.S) #or ,arious %ap scales at groun scale #or feet units 3-A3 ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps4 Class 1 'ori<ontal 5; or y6 li%iting 0.S) #or ,arious %ap scales at groun scale #or metric units 3-AB

A.

3. B.

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy

T'e "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy 5"SSDA6 i%ple%ents a statistical an testing %et'o ology #or esti%ating t'e positional accuracy o# points on %aps an in igital geospatial ata4 8it' respect to geore#erence groun positions o# 'ig'er accuracy.

T'e "SSDA applies to #ully geore#erence %aps an igital geospatial ata4 in eit'er raster4 point4 or ,ector #or%at4 eri,e #ro% sources suc' as aerial p'otograp's4 satellite i%agery4 an groun sur,eys. -t pro,i es a co%%on language #or reporting accuracy to #acilitate t'e i enti#ication o# spatial ata #or geograp'ic applications. T'is stan ar is classi#ie as a Data Usability Standard $y t'e Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee Stan ar s 0e#erence .o el . A Data +sa$ility Stan ar escri$es 'o8 to e;press Ht'e applica$ility or essence o# a ataset or ata ele%entI an inclu es H ata :uality4 assess%ent4 accuracy4 an reporting or ocu%entation stan ar sI 5FGDC4 19934 p. 86 T'is stan ar oes not e#ine t'res'ol accuracy ,alues. Agencies are encourage to esta$lis' t'res'ol s #or t'eir pro uct speci#ications an applications an #or contracting purposes. +lti%ately4 users i enti#y accepta$le accuracies #or t'eir applications. Data an %ap pro ucers %ust eter%ine 8'at accuracy e;ists or is ac'ie,a$le #or t'eir ata an report it accor ing to "SSDA.

+se t'e "SSDA to e,aluate an report t'e positional accuracy o# %aps an geospatial ata pro uce 4 re,ise 4 or isse%inate $y or #or t'e Fe eral Go,ern%ent. Accor ing to );ecuti,e 2r er 1A9034 Coor inating Geograp'ic Data Ac:uisition an Access! t'e "ational Spatial Data -n#rastructure 5Clinton4 199B4 Sec. B. Data Stan ar s Acti,ities4 ite% 64 HFe eral agencies collecting or pro ucing geospatial ata4 eit'er irectly or in irectly 5e.g. t'roug' grants4 partners'ips4 or contracts 8it' ot'er entities64 s'all ensure4 prior to o$ligating #un s #or suc' acti,ities4 t'at ata 8ill $e collecte in a %anner t'at %eets all rele,ant stan ar s a opte t'roug' t'e FGDC process.I Accuracy o# ne8 or re,ise spatial ata 8ill $e reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA. Accuracy o# e;isting or legacy spatial ata an %aps %ay $e reporte 4 as speci#ie 4 accor ing to t'e "SSDA or t'e accuracy stan ar $y 8'ic' t'ey 8ere e,aluate .

Data pro ucers %ay elect to use con#or%ance le,els or accuracy t'res'ol s in stan ar s suc' as t'e "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s o# 19B7 5+.S. &ureau o# t'e &u get4 19B76 or Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps JA%erican Society #or P'otogra%%etry an 0e%ote Sensing 5ASP0S6 Speci#ications an Stan ar s Co%%ittee4 1990K i# t'ey eci e t'at t'ese ,alues are truly applica$le #or igital geospatial ata.

Positional accuracy o# geo etically sur,eye points is reporte accor ing to Part A4 Stan ar s #or Geo etic Control "et8or9s 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 199864 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s. Groun coor inates o# points collecte accor ing to Stan ar s an Speci#ications #or Geo etic Control "et8or9s 5Fe eral Geo etic Control Co%%ittee4 198B6 are use in t'e "ational Spatial 0e#erence Syste% 5"S0S6. "S0S is a consistent national coor inate syste% t'at e#ines latitu e4 longitu e4 'eig't4 scale4 gra,ity4 an orientation t'roug'out t'e "ation4 an 'o8 t'ese ,alues c'ange 8it' ti%e. Conse:uently4 it ties spatial ata to geore#erence positions. "S0S points %ay $e selecte as an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy to test positional accuracy o# %aps an geospatial ata accor ing to t'e "SSDA. Part B4 Stan ar s #or A?)?C an Facility .anage%ent 5Facilities =or9ing Group4 199764 uses t'e "SSDA #or accuracy testing an ,eri#ication. T'e "SSDA %ay $e use #or #ully geore#erence %aps #or A?)?C an Facility .anage%ent applications suc' as preli%inary site planning an reconnaissance %apping.

T'e "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy 8as e,elope $y t'e FGDC ad hoc 8or9ing group on spatial ata accuracy4 8it' t'e intent to up ate t'e +nite States "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s 5".AS6 5+.S. &ureau o# t'e &u get4 19B76. T'e ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps 5ASP0S Speci#ications an Stan ar s Co%%ittee4 19906 #or%e t'e $asis #or up ate o# t'e ".AS. T'e "SSDA4 in its #or%er ,ersion as t'e ra#t "ational Cartograp'ic Stan ar s #or Spatial Accuracy 5"CSSA64 e;ten e t'e ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s to %ap scales s%aller t'an 1!A04000. T'e "CSSA 8ere release #or pu$lic re,ie8 t'roug' t'e Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee an 8ere su$stantially re8ritten as a result. T'e geospatial ata co%%unity 'as i,ersi#ie to inclu e %any ata pro ucers 8it' i##erent pro uct speci#ications an %any ata users 8it' i##erent application re:uire%ents. T'e "SSDA 8as e,elope to pro,i e a co%%on reporting %ec'anis% so t'at users can irectly co%pare atasets #or t'eir applications. -t 8as reali<e t'at %ap- epen ent %easures o# accuracy4 suc' as pu$lication scale an contour inter,al4 8ere not #ully applica$le 8'en igital geospatial ata can $e rea ily %anipulate an output to any scale or ata #or%at. Principal c'anges inclu e re:uire%ents to report nu%eric accuracy ,alues7 a co%posite statistic #or 'ori<ontal accuracy4 instea o# co%ponent 5;4y6 accuracy4 an align%ent 8it' e%erging Fe eral Geograp'ic Control Su$co%%ittee 5FGCS6 accuracy stan ar s 5FGDC4 19986. T'e "CSSA 8as rena%e t'e "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy to e%p'asi<e its applica$ility to igital geospatial ata as 8ell as grap'ic %aps.

T'e +.S. Depart%ent o# t'e -nterior4 +.S. Geological Sur,ey 5+SGS64 "ational .apping Di,ision4 %aintains t'e "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy 5"SSDA6 #or t'e Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee. A ress :uestions concerning t'e "SSDA to! C'ie#4 "ational .apping Di,ision4 +SGS4 @13 "ational Center4 0eston4 1A A019A.

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy

T'e "SSDA uses root-%ean-s:uare error 50.S)6 to esti%ate positional accuracy. 0.S) is t'e s:uare root o# t'e a,erage o# t'e set o# s:uare i##erences $et8een ataset coor inate ,alues an coor inate ,alues #ro% an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy #or i entical points1. Accuracy is reporte in groun istances at t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el. Accuracy reporte at t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el %eans t'at 9@L o# t'e positions in t'e ataset 8ill 'a,e an error 8it' respect to true groun position t'at is e:ual to or s%aller t'an t'e reporte accuracy ,alue. T'e reporte accuracy ,alue re#lects all uncertainties4 inclu ing t'ose intro uce $y geo etic control coor inates4 co%pilation4 an #inal co%putation o# groun coor inate ,alues in t'e pro uct.

Accor ing to t'e Spatial Data Trans#er Stan ar 5SDTS6 5A"S--"C-TS4 199864 accuracy testing $y an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy is t'e pre#erre test #or positional accuracy. Conse:uently4 t'e "SSDA presents gui elines #or accuracy testing $y an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy. T'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy s'all t'e 'ig'est accuracy #easi$le an practica$le to e,aluate t'e accuracy o# t'e ataset.A T'e ata pro ucer s'all eter%ine t'e geograp'ic e;tent o# testing. *ori<ontal accuracy s'all $e teste $y co%paring t'e plani%etric coor inates o# 8ell- e#ine points3 in t'e ataset 8it' coor inates o# t'e sa%e points #ro% an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy. 1ertical accuracy s'all $e teste $y co%paring t'e ele,ations in t'e ataset 8it' ele,ations o# t'e sa%e points as eter%ine #ro% an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy. )rrors in recor ing or processing ata4 suc' as re,ersing signs or inconsistencies $et8een t'e ataset an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy in coor inate re#erence syste% e#inition4 %ust $e correcte $e#ore co%puting t'e accuracy ,alue. A %ini%u% o# A0 c'ec9 points s'all $e teste 4 istri$ute to re#lect t'e geograp'ic area o# interest an t'e istri$ution o# error in t'e ataset.B ='en A0 points are teste 4 t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el allo8s one point to #ail t'e t'res'ol gi,en in pro uct speci#ications. -# #e8er t'an t8enty points can $e i enti#ie #or testing4 use an alternati,e %eans to e,aluate t'e accuracy o# t'e ataset. SDTS 5A"S--"C-TS4 19986 i enti#ies t'ese alternati,e %et'o s #or eter%ining positional accuracy! ! De ucti,e )sti%ate

see Appen i; 3-A

see Appen i; 3-C4 section 3

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-nternal ),i ence Co%parison to Source

Spatial ata %ay $e co%pile to co%ply 8it' one accuracy ,alue #or t'e ,ertical co%ponent an anot'er #or t'e 'ori<ontal co%ponent. -# a ataset oes not contain ele,ation ata4 la$el #or 'ori<ontal accuracy only. Con,ersely4 8'en a ataset4 e.g. a gri e igital ele,ation ataset or ele,ation contour ataset4 oes not contain 8ell- e#ine points4 la$el #or ,ertical accuracy only. A ataset %ay contain t'e%es or geograp'ic areas t'at 'a,e i##erent accuracies. &elo8 are gui elines #or reporting accuracy o# a co%posite ataset! ! ! ! -# ata o# ,arying accuracies can $e i enti#ie separately in a ataset4 co%pute an report separate accuracy ,alues. -# ata o# ,arying accuracies are co%posite an cannot $e separately i enti#ie A"D t'e ataset is teste 4 report t'e accuracy ,alue #or t'e co%posite ata. -# a co%posite ataset is not teste 4 report t'e accuracy ,alue #or t'e least accurate ataset co%ponent.

Positional accuracy ,alues s'all $e reporte in groun istances. .etric units s'all $e use 8'en t'e ataset coor inates are in %eters. Feet s'all $e use 8'en t'e ataset coor inates are in #eet. T'e nu%$er o# signi#icant places #or t'e accuracy ,alue s'all $e e:ual to t'e nu%$er o# signi#icant places #or t'e ataset point coor inates. Accuracy reporting in groun istances allo8s users to irectly co%pare atasets o# i##ering scales or resolutions. A si%ple state%ent o# con#or%ance 5or o%ission4 8'en a %ap or ataset is non-con#or%ing6 is not a e:uate in itsel#. .easures $ase on %ap c'aracteristics4 suc' as pu$lication scale or contour inter,al4 are not longer a e:uate 8'en ata can $e rea ily %anipulate an output to any scale or to i##erent ata #or%ats. 0eport accuracy at t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el #or ata tested #or $ot' 'ori<ontal an ,ertical accuracy as! Teste MMMM 5%eters4 #eet6 'ori<ontal accuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el MMMM 5%eters4 #eet6 ,ertical accuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el

+se t'e Hco%pile to %eetI state%ent $elo8 8'en t'e a$o,e gui elines #or testing $y an in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy cannot $e #ollo8e an an alternati,e %eans is use to e,aluate accuracy. 0eport accuracy at t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el #or ata produced according to procedures that have been demonstrated to produce data with particular horizontal and vertical accuracy values as! Co%pile to %eet MMMM 5%eters4 #eet6 'ori<ontal accuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el MMMM 5%eters4 #eet6 ,ertical accuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el 0eport accuracy #or ata tested #or 'ori<ontal accuracy an produced according to procedures that have been demonstrated to comply with a particular vertical accuracy value as! Teste MMMM 5%eters4 #eet6 'ori<ontal accuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el Co%pile to %eet MMMM 5%eters4 #eet6 ,ertical accuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy S'o8 si%ilar la$els 8'en ata are tested #or ,ertical accuracy an produced according to procedures that have been demonstrated to produce data with a particular horizontal accuracy value. For igital geospatial ata4 report t'e accuracy ,alue in igital geospatial %eta ata 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A64 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics! 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPos itionalMAccuracyMAssess%ent?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracyM1alue6 an ?or 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositiona lMAccuracyMAssess%ent?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracyM1alue6 )nter t'e te;t H"ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data AccuracyI #or t'ese %eta ata ele%ents 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A64 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics! 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPos itionalMAccuracyMAssess%ent?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracyM);planation6 an ?or 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositiona lMAccuracyMAssess%ent?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracyM);planation6 0egar less o# 8'et'er t'e ata 8as teste $y a in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy or e,aluate #or accuracy $y alternati,e %eans4 pro,i e a co%plete escription on 'o8 t'e ,alues 8ere eter%ine in %eta ata4 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A6! 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPos itionalMAccuracyM0eport6 an ?or 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositiona lMAccuracyM0eport6

Accuracy o# ne8 or re,ise spatial ata 8ill $e reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA. Accuracy o# e;isting or legacy spatial ata an %aps %ay $e reporte 4 as speci#ie 4 accor ing to t'e "SSDA or t'e accuracy stan ar $y 8'ic' t'ey 8ere e,aluate . Appen i; 3-D escri$es root %ean s:uare error 50.S)6 as applie to in i,i ual ;-4 y- co%ponents4 #or%er ".AS4 an ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps. T'ese stan ar s4 t'eir relations'ips to "SSDA4 an accuracy la$eling are escri$e to ensure t'at users 'a,e so%e %eans to assess positional accuracy o# spatial ata or %aps #or t'eir applications. -# accuracy reporting cannot $e pro,i e using "SSDA or ot'er recogni<e stan ar s4 pro,i e in#or%ation to ena$le users to e,aluate 'o8 t'e ata #it t'eir applications re:uire%ents. T'is in#or%ation %ay inclu e escriptions o# t'e source %aterial #ro% 8'ic' t'e ata 8ere co%pile 4 accuracy o# groun sur,eys associate 8it' co%pilation4 igiti<ing proce ures4 e:uip%ent4 an :uality control proce ures use in pro uction. "o %atter 8'at %et'o is use to e,aluate positional accuracy4 e;plain t'e accuracy o# coor inate %easure%ents an escri$e t'e tests in igital geospatial %eta ata 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A6 4 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics! 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPos itionalMAccuracyM0eport6 an ?or 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositiona lMAccuracyM0eport6 Pro,i e in#or%ation a$out t'e source ata an processes use to pro uce t'e ataset in ata ele%ents o# igital geospatial %eta ata 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A6 un er 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?/ineage6.

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy

A%erican "ational Stan ar s -nstitute4 -n#or%ation Tec'nology - Spatial Data Trans#er Stan ar 5SDTS6 5A"S--"C-TS 3A0!19986! "e8 Nor94 "e8 Nor9. A%erican Society #or P'otogra%%etry an 0e%ote Sensing 5ASP0S6 Speci#ications an Stan ar s Co%%ittee4 19904 ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps! P'otogra%%etric )ngineering an 0e%ote Sensing4 ,. @34 no. 74 p. 1038-1070. Clinton4 =illia% O.4 199B4 );ecuti,e 2r er 1A9034 Coor inating Geograp'ic Data Ac:uisition an Access! T'e "ational Spatial Data -n#rastructure! =as'ington4 DC4 Fe eral 0egister4 1olu%e @94 "u%$er 714 pp. 17371-1737B. Facilities =or9ing Group4 19974 Part B4 Dra#t Stan ar s #or Arc'itecture4 )ngineering4 Construction 5A?)?C6 an Facility .anage%ent4 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s! =as'ington4 DC4 +.S. Ar%y Corps o# )ngineers4 A1 p. Fe eral Geo etic Control Co%%ittee4 198B4 Stan ar s an Speci#ications #or Geo etic Control "et8or9s! Sil,er Spring4 . .4 "ational Geo etic Sur,ey4 "ational 2ceanic an At%osp'eric A %inistration4 A9 p. Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Content Stan ar s #or Digital Geospatial .eta ata 5,ersion A.064 FGDC-STD-001-1998! =as'ington4 D.C.4 Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 33 p. Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Part A4 Stan ar s #or Geo etic "et8or9s4 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s4 FGDC-STD-007.A-1998! =as'ington4 D.C.4 Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 9 p. Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19934 FGDC Stan ar s 0e#erence .o el! 0eston4 1a.4 Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 AB p. Green8alt4 C.0. an ..). Sc'ult<4 19384 Principles an )rror T'eory an Cartograp'ic Applications4 AC-C Tec'nical 0eport "o. 93! St. /ouis4 .o.4 Aeronautical C'art an -n#or%ation Center4 +.S. Air Force4 89 p. "ational .apping Di,ision4 19874 Proce ure .anual #or .ap Accuracy Testing 5draft6! +.S. Geological Sur,ey4 0eston4 1a. +.S. &ureau o# t'e &u get4 19B74 +nite States "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s! +.S. &ureau o# t'e &u get4 =as'ington4 D.C.

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy Appen i; 3-A 5nor%ati,e6! Accuracy Statistics )PP/A"AT20N C2..)"TS 1. *ori<ontal Accuracy /et! 0.S); G s:rtJ35; 0.S)y G s:rtJ35y - ; c'ec94 i6A?nK A ata4 i - y c'ec94 i6 ?nK
ata4 i

8'ere! ; ata4 i4 y ata4 i are t'e coor inates o# t'e i t' c'ec9 point in t'e ataset ; c'ec94 i4 y c'ec94 i are t'e coor inates o# t'e i t' c'ec9 point in t'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy n is t'e nu%$er o# c'ec9 points teste i is an integer ranging #ro% 1 to n *ori<ontal error at point i is e#ine as s:rtJ5; 0.S) is! 0.S)r G s:rtJ355; ata4 i - ; c'ec94 i6A Q5y G s:rtJ0.S);A Q 0.S)y AK
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Case 1! Co%puting Accuracy Accor ing to t'e "SSDA 8'en 0.S); G 0.S)y -# 0.S); G 0.S)y4 0.S)r G s:rt5AR0.S);A 6 G s:rt5AR0.S)y A 6 G 1.B1BAR0.S); G 1.B1BAR0.S)y -t is assu%e t'at syste%atic errors 'a,e $een eli%inate as $est as possi$le. -# error is nor%ally istri$ute an in epen ent in eac' t'e ;- an y-co%ponent an error4 t'e #actor A.BB77 is use to co%pute 'ori<ontal accuracy at t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el 5Green8alt an Sc'ult<4 19386. ='en t'e prece ing con itions apply4 Accuracyr 4 t'e accuracy ,alue accor ing to "SSDA4 s'all $e co%pute $y t'e #or%ula! Accuracyr Accuracyr G A.BB77 R 0.S); G A.BB77 R 0.S)y G A.BB77 R 0.S)r ?1.B1BA G 1.7308 R 0.S)r

Case 2: Appro;i%ating circular stan ar error 8'en 0.S); 0.S)y -# 0.S)%in?0.S)%a; is $et8een 0.3 an 1.0 58'ere 0.S)%in is t'e s%aller ,alue $et8een 0.S); an 0.S)y an 0.S)%a; is t'e larger ,alue64 circular stan ar error 5at 39.3@L con#i ence6 %ay $e appro;i%ate as [email protected]); Q 0.S)y 6 5Green8alt an Sc'ult<4 19386. -# error is nor%ally istri$ute an in epen ent in eac' t'e ;- an y-co%ponent an error4 t'e accuracy ,alue accor ing to "SSDA %ay $e appro;i%ate accor ing to t'e #ollo8ing #or%ula! Accuracyr A. 1ertical Accuracy /et! 0.S)< G s:rtJ35< ata i - <c'ec9 i6A?nK 8'ere < ata i is t'e ,ertical coor inate o# t'e i t' c'ec9 point in t'e ataset. < c'ec9 i is t'e ,ertical coor inate o# t'e i t' c'ec9 point in t'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy n G t'e nu%$er o# points $eing c'ec9e i is an integer #ro% 1 to n -t is assu%e t'at syste%atic errors 'a,e $een eli%inate as $est as possi$le. -# ,ertical error is nor%ally istri$ute 4 t'e #actor 1.9300 is applie to co%pute linear error at t'e 9@L con#i ence le,el 5Green8alt an Sc'ult<4 19386. T'ere#ore4 ,ertical accuracy4 Accuracy<4 reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA s'all $e co%pute $y t'e #ollo8ing #or%ula! Accuracy< G 1.9300 R0.S)<. S A.BB77 R 0.@ R 50.S); Q 0.S)y 6

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy Appen i; 3-& 5in#or%ati,e6! *ori<ontal Accuracy Co%putations

*ori<ontal Accuracy Co%putations T'e ata #or 'ori<ontal accuracy co%putations co%e #ro% t'e ra#t "ational .apping Progra% 5".P6 Tec'nical -nstructions4 Proce ure .anual #or .ap Accuracy Testing 5"ational .apping Di,ision4 19876. Positions on t'e Cri er4 Eentuc9y 1!AB4000-scale +SGS topograp'ic :ua rangle 8ere teste against a triangulate solution o# positions in epen ent o# t'e control solution use to pro uce t'e %ap. T'e p'otograp'y use to collect t'e in epen ent source 8as i##erent #ro% t'at use #or t'e %ap co%pilation4 an a i##erent control con#iguration 8as utili<e . ! ! ! Coor inates are on t'e State Plane Coor inate Syste% 5sout' <one64 $ase on "AD A7. +nits are in #eet. ; 5co%pute 6 an y 5co%pute 6 are coor inate ,alues #ro% t'e triangulate solution. ; 5%ap6 an y 5%ap6 are coor inate ,alues #or %ap positions.

Ta$le 1 assu%es t'at 0.S); G 0.S)y. T'ere#ore4 t'e accuracy ,alue accor ing to t'e "SSDA4 at 9@L con#i ence4 is co%pute $y t'e #or%ula gi,en in Case 1 in Appen i; 3-A 5nor%ati,e6. T'e accuracy ,alue accor ing to t'e "SSDA is 3@ #eet. 2# t8enty-#i,e points teste 4 only point T 10330 'as a positional error t'at e;cee s 3@ #eet. Ta$le A uses t'e #or%ula gi,en in Case A in Appen i; 3-A 5nor%ati,e6 to esti%ate accuracy 8'en 0.S); 0.S)y. T'e accuracy ,alue accor ing to t'e "SSDA4 at 9@L con#i ence4 is 3@ #eet.

"u%$er Description 103@1 103@A 103@3 103@B 103@@ 103@3 103@7 103@8 103@9 10330 10331 1033A 10333 1033B 1033@ 10333 10337 10338 10339 10370 10371 1037A 10373 1037B 1037@ T-0D-= T-0D-) 0D AT 00 T-0D-S= T-0D-S) 0D AT 00 T-0D-) P-0D T-0D-) P-0D N-0D-S= T-0D-= T-0D-S N-0D-= T-0D-) T-0D-S) T-0D-"= N-0D-S) T-0D-S T-0D-) T-0D-S) T-0D-" T-0D-S P-0D P-0D

; 5co%pute 6 1373883 1370@03 1331@A3 13@73@3 13B81A1 13B@301 13@0@0@ 13@1781 13@A331 13303@7 1338A1@ 1370A99 13738@@ 1379981 13783A@ 137B73@ 1370@81 13@9379 13B3B@9 13B7101 13@0733 13@B39@ 13@8@33 133@@31 13733B@

; 5%ap6 137389B 1370B83 1331@37 13@7337 13B81A8 13B@3A@ 13@0@07 13@179A 13@A379 13303B@ 1338A0A 1370A8A 1373839 137993A 13783A8 137B7BA 1370@73 13@9387 13B3B79 13B7109 13@07B8 13@BB11 13@8@70 133@@7B 13733B3

i## in ; 11 -17 1B 1B 7 AB A 11 18 -1A -13 -17 -13 -19 3 7 -@ 8 A0 8 1@ 13 7 13 -A

s:uare i## in ; y 5co%pute 6 516 1A1 A98A98 A89 3037A7 193 30A70@ 193 A987A3 B9 A997A@ @73 309911 B 318B78 1A1 307397 3AB 311109 1BB 3137A0 139 3098BA A89 31383A A@3 319893 331 3113B1 9 33B99@ B9 333909 A@ 3AB098 3B 3A8390 B00 330813 3B 33@839 AA@ 33A71@ A@3 33@337 B9 33@398 139 333873 B 339313

y 5%ap6 A98A97 3037B7 30A70@ A987B3 A997@@ 309910 318B77 307398 311099 313731 309839 3138B9 319883 311333 33@010 3339AA 3AB09@ 3A8391 33081A 33@8@0 33A7A@ 33@3B@ 33@B03 333877 339309

i## in y -1 A0 0 A0 30 -1 -1 1 -10 B1 A7 17 -7 -8 1@ 13 -3 1 -B -19 10 8 8 B -B

s:uare 5A6

i## in y

516 Q5A6

1 B00 0 B00 900 1 1 1 100 1381 7A9 A89 B9 3B AA@ 139 9 1 13 331 100 3B 3B 13 13 su% a,erage 0.S)r Accuracy per "SSDA 5A.BB77 R 0.S)r6

s:uare root o# J516 Q5A6K 1AA 11.0@ 389 A3.A@ 193 1B.00 @93 AB.B1 9B9 30.81 @77 AB.0A @ [Link] 1AA 11.0@ BAB A0.@9 18A@ BA.7A 898 A9.97 @78 AB.0B 30@ 17.B3 BA@ A0.3A A3B [email protected] A18 1B.73 3B @.83 3@ 8.03 B13 A0.B0 BA@ A0.3A 3A@ 18.03 3A0 17.89 113 10.33 18@ 13.30 A0 B.B7 10033 B0A.3B A0.07 3@

umber 0351 0352 0353 0354 0355 0356 0357 0358 0359 0360 0361 0362 0363 0364 0365 0366 0367 0368 0369 0370 0371 0372 0373 0374 0375

Description T-RD-W T-RD-E RD AT RR T-RD-SW T-RD-SE RD AT RR T-RD-E X-RD T-RD-E X-RD Y-RD-SW T-RD-W T-RD-S Y-RD-W T-RD-E T-RD-SE T-RD-NW Y-RD-SE T-RD-S T-RD-E T-RD-SE T-RD-N T-RD-S X-RD X-RD

x (computed) 1373883 1370503 1361523 1357653 1348121 1345601 1350505 1351781 1352361 1360657 1368215 1370299 1373855 1379981 1378625 1374735 1370581 1359379 1346459 1347101 1350733 1354395 1358563 1365561 1373645

x (map) 1373894 1370486 1361537 1357667 1348128 1345625 1350507 1351792 1352379 1360645 1368202 1370282 1373839 1379962 1378628 1374742 1370576 1359387 1346479 1347109 1350748 1354411 1358570 1365574 1373643

diff in x 11 -17 14 14 7 24 2 11 18 -12 -13 -17 -16 -19 3 7 -5 8 20 8 15 16 7 13 -2 sum average RMSE RMSEmin/RMSEmax

squared diff in x 121 289 196 196 49 576 4 121 324 144 169 289 256 361 9 49 25 64 400 64 225 256 49 169 4 4409 176.36 13.28

y (computed) 298298 303727 302705 298726 299725 309911 318478 307697 311109 316720 309842 316832 319893 311641 334995 333909 324098 328690 330816 335869 332715 335337 335398 333873 339613

y (map) 298297 303747 302705 298746 299755 309910 318477 307698 311099 316761 309869 316849 319886 311633 335010 333922 324095 328691 330812 335850 332725 335345 335406 333877 339609

diff in y -1 20 0 20 30 -1 -1 1 -10 41 27 17 -7 -8 15 13 -3 1 -4 -19 10 8 8 4 -4

squared diff in

5 226 15 0

Since RMSEmin/RMSEmax is $et8een 0.3 an 1.04 t'e #or%ula Accuracyr S A.BB77 R 0.@ R 50.S); Q 0.S)y 6

%ay $e use to esti%ate accuracy accor ing to t'e "SSDA. Accuracyr S3@ #eet.

1.

=ell-De#ine Points A 8ell- e#ine point represents a #eature #or 8'ic' t'e 'ori<ontal position is 9no8n to a 'ig' egree o# accuracy an position 8it' respect to t'e geo etic atu%. For t'e purpose o# accuracy testing4 8ell- e#ine points %ust $e easily ,isi$le or reco,era$le on t'e groun 4 on t'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy4 an on t'e pro uct itsel#. Grap'ic contour ata an igital 'ypsograp'ic ata %ay not contain 8ell- e#ine points. T'e selecte points 8ill i##er epen ing on t'e type o# ataset an output scale o# t'e ataset. For grap'ic %aps an ,ector ata4 suita$le 8ell- e#ine points represent rig't-angle intersections o# roa s4 railroa s4 or ot'er linear %appe #eatures4 suc' as canals4 itc'es4 trails4 #ence lines4 an pipelines. For ort'oi%agery4 suita$le 8ell- e#ine points %ay represent #eatures suc' as s%all isolate s'ru$s or $us'es4 in a ition to rig't-angle intersections o# linear #eatures. For %ap pro ucts at scales o# 1!@4000 or larger4 suc' as engineering plats or property %aps4 suita$le 8elle#ine points %ay represent a itional #eatures suc' as utility access co,ers an intersections o# si e8al9s4 cur$s4 or gutters.

A.

Data ac:uisition #or t'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy T'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy s'all $e ac:uire separately #ro% ata use in t'e aerotriangulation solution or ot'er pro uction proce ures. T'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy s'all $e o# t'e 'ig'est accuracy #easi$le an practica$le to e,aluate t'e accuracy o# t'e ataset. Alt'oug' gui elines gi,en 'ere are #or geo etic groun sur,eys4 t'e geo etic sur,ey is only one o# %any possi$le 8ays to ac:uire ata #or t'e in epen ent source o# 'ig'er accuracy. Geo etic control sur,eys are esigne an e;ecute using #iel speci#ications #or geo etic control sur,eys 5Fe eral Geo etic Control Co%%ittee4 198B6. Accuracy o# geo etic control sur,eys is e,aluate using Part A4 Stan ar s #or Geo etic "et8or9s 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19986. To e,aluate i# t'e accuracy o# geo etic sur,ey is su##iciently greater t'an t'e positional accuracy ,alue gi,en in t'e pro uct speci#ication4 co%pare t'e FGCS network accuracy reporte #or t'e geo etic sur,ey 8it' t'e accuracy ,alue gi,en $y t'e pro uct speci#ication #or t'e ataset. 2t'er possi$le sources #or 'ig'er accuracy in#or%ation are Glo$al Positioning Syste% 5GPS6 groun sur,eys4 p'otogra%%etric %et'o s4 an ata $ases o# 'ig' accuracy point coor inates.

3.

C'ec9 Point /ocation Due to t'e i,ersity o# user re:uire%ents #or igital geospatial ata an %aps4 it is not realistic to inclu e state%ents in t'is stan ar t'at speci#y t'e spatial istri$ution o# c'ec9 points. Data an ?or %ap pro ucers %ust eter%ine c'ec9 point locations. T'is section pro,i es gui elines #or istri$uting t'e c'ec9 point locations. C'ec9 points %ay $e istri$ute %ore ensely in t'e ,icinity o# i%portant #eatures an %ore sparsely in areas t'at are o# little or no interest. ='en ata e;ist #or only a portion o# t'e ataset4 con#ine test points to t'at area. ='en t'e istri$ution o# error is li9ely to $e nonran o%4 it %ay $e esira$le to locate c'ec9 points to correspon to t'e error istri$ution. For a ataset co,ering a rectangular area t'at is $elie,e to 'a,e uni#or% positional accuracy4 c'ec9 points %ay $e istri$ute so t'at points are space at inter,als o# at least 10 percent o# t'e iagonal istance across t'e ataset and at least A0 percent o# t'e points are locate in eac' :ua rant o# t'e ataset.

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy Appen i; 3-D 5in#or%ati,e6! 2t'er Accuracy Stan ar s

1. 1.1

[Link]-S:uare )rror 50.S)6 Co%ponent Accuracy 0elations'ip $et8een "SSDA 5'ori<ontal6 an 0.S) 5; or y6 Fro% Appen i; 3-A4 Section 14 assu%ing 0.S); G 0.S)y an error is nor%ally istri$ute an in epen ent in eac' t'e ;- an y-co%ponent4 0.S); an 0.S)y can $e esti%ate #ro% 0.S)r using! 0.S); G 0.S)y G 0.S)r ?1.B1BA +sing t'e sa%e assu%ptions4 0.S); an 0.S)y can also $e co%pute #ro% Accuracyr4 t'e accuracy ,alue accor ing to "SSDA! 0.S); G 0.S)y G Accuracyr?A.BB77

1.A

0elations'ip $et8een "SSDA 5,ertical6 an 0.S) 5,ertical6 Fro% Appen i; 3-A4 Section A4 i# ,ertical error is nor%ally istri$ute 4 0.S)< can $e eter%ine #ro% Accuracy<4 ,ertical accuracy reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA! 0.S)< G Accuracy<?1.9300

1.3

0.S) Accuracy 0eporting /a$el ata or %aps as escri$e in Section 3.A.34 UAccuracy 0eporting4U $ut su$stitute U0.S)U #or Uaccuracy at 9@L con#i ence le,el.U For 'ori<ontal accuracy4 pro,i e separate state%ents #or eac' 0.S) co%ponent. For igital geospatial %eta ata4 #ollo8 t'e gui elines #or preparing %eta ata in Section 3.A.34 UAccuracy 0eporting4U $ut su$stitute [Link]-S:uare )rrorI #or H"ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data AccuracyI #or t'ese %eta ata ele%ents 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A64 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics! 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPos itionalMAccuracyMAssess%ent?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracyM);planation6 an ?or 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositiona lMAccuracyMAssess%ent?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracyM);planation6

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy Appen i; 3-D 5in#or%ati,e6! 2t'er Accuracy Stan ar s A. For%er "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s 5".AS6 A.1 0elations'ip $et8een "SSDA an ".AS 5'ori<ontal6 ".AS 5+.S. &ureau o# t'e &u get4 19B76 speci#ies t'at 90L o# t'e 8ell- e#ine points t'at are teste %ust #all 8it'in a speci#ie tolerance! ! ! For %ap scales larger t'an 1!A040004 t'e ".AS 'ori<ontal tolerance is 1?30 inc'4 %easure at pu$lication scale. For %ap scales o# 1!A04000 or s%aller4 t'e ".AS 'ori<ontal tolerance is 1?@0 inc'4 %easure at pu$lication scale.

-# error is nor%ally istri$ute in eac' t'e ;- an y-co%ponent an error #or t'e ;-co%ponent is e:ual to an in epen ent o# error #or t'e y-co%ponent4 t'e #actor A.1B3 is applie to co%pute circular error at t'e 90L con#i ence le,el 5Green8alt an Sc'ult<4 19386. T'e circular %ap accuracy stan ar 5C.AS6 $ase on ".AS is! [Link] G A.1B30 R 0.S); G A.1B30 R 0.S)y G A.1B30 R 0.S)r ?1.B1BA G 1.@17@ R 0.S)r T'e [Link] can $e con,erte to accuracy reporte accor ing to "SSDA4 Accuracyr4 using e:uations #ro% Appen i; 3-A4 Section 1! Accuracyr G A.BB77?A.1B30 R [Link] G 1.1B03 R [Link]. T'ere#ore4 ".AS 'ori<ontal accuracy reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA is! 1.1B03R JS R 51?30U6?1AUK #eet4 or 0.003A R S4 #or %ap scales larger t'an 1!A04000 1.1B03R JS R 51?@0U6?1AUK #eet4 or 0.0019 R S4 #or %ap scales o# 1!A04000 or s%aller 8'ere S is t'e %ap scale eno%inator. A.A 0elations'ip $et8een "SSDA an ".AS 5,ertical6 ".AS 5+.S. &ureau o# t'e &u get4 19B76 speci#ies t'e %a;i%u% allo8a$le vertical tolerance to $e one 'al# t'e contour inter,al4 at all contour inter,als. -# ,ertical error is nor%ally istri$ute 4 t'e #actor 1.3BB9 is applie to co%pute ,ertical accuracy at t'e 90L con#i ence le,el 5Green8alt an Sc'ult<4 19386. T'ere#ore4 t'e 1ertical .ap Accuracy Stan ar 51.AS6 $ase on ".AS is esti%ate $y t'e #ollo8ing #or%ula! [Link] G 1.3BB9 R 0.S)<

T'e [Link] can $e con,erte to Accuracy<4 accuracy reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA using e:uations #ro% Appen i; 3-A4 Section A! Accuracy< G 1.9300?1.3BB9 R [Link] G 1.1913 R [Link]. T'ere#ore4 ,ertical accuracy reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA is 51.19136?A R C- G 0.@9@8 R C-4 8'ere C- is t'e contour inter,al. A.3 ".AS 0eporting .ap la$els pro,i e a state%ent o# con#or%ance 8it' ".AS4 rat'er t'an reporting t'e accuracy ,alue. /a$el %aps4 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics! T'is %ap co%plies 8it' "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s o# 19B7 #or 'ori<ontal accuracy 20 T'is %ap co%plies 8it' "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s o# 19B7 #or ,ertical accuracy 20 T'is %ap co%plies 8it' "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s o# 19B7 #or 'ori<ontal an ,ertical accuracy For igital geospatial ata e,aluate $y t'e ".AS4 #ollo8 t'e gui elines #or preparing %eta ata in Section 3.A.34 UAccuracy 0eporting4U $ut su$stitute H+.S. "ational .ap Accuracy Stan ar s o# 19B7U #or H"ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data AccuracyI #or t'ese %eta ata ele%ents 5Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee4 19984 Section A64 as appropriate to ataset spatial c'aracteristics! 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracy?*ori<ontalMPos itionalMAccuracyMAssess%ent?*ori<ontalMPositionalMAccuracyM);planation6 an ?or 5DataMFualityM-n#or%ation?PositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracy?1erticalMPositiona lMAccuracyMAssess%ent?1erticalMPositionalMAccuracyM);planation6

3. 3.1

A%erican Society #or P'otogra%%etry an 0e%ote Sensing 5ASP0S6 Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps );planation o# ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps 5ASP0S Speci#ications an Stan ar s Co%%ittee4 19906 pro,i e accuracy tolerances #or %aps at 1!A04000-scale or larger Hprepare #or special purposes or engineering applications.I 0.S) is t'e statistic use $y t'e ASP0S stan ar s. Accuracy is reporte as Class 14 Class A4 or Class 3. Class 1 accuracy #or 'ori<ontal an ,ertical co%ponents is iscusse $elo8. Class A accuracy applies to %aps co%pile 8it'in li%iting 0.S)Vs t8ice t'ose allo8e #or Class 1 %aps. Si%ilarly4 Class 3 accuracy applies to %aps co%pile 8it'in li%iting 0.S)Vs t'ree ti%es t'ose allo8e #or Class 1 %aps. 0elations'ip $et8een "SSDA an ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps 5'ori<ontal6 ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps 5ASP0S Speci#ications an Stan ar s Co%%ittee4 19906 e,aluates positional accuracy #or t'e ;-co%ponent an t'e y-co%ponent in i,i ually. Positional accuracy is reporte at groun scale. Ta$le 3 s'o8s Class 1 plani%etric li%iting 0.S) in feet associate 8it' typical %ap scales4 8'ile Ta$le B s'o8s Class 1 plani%etric li%iting 0.S) in meters associate 8it' typical %ap scales.

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Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy Appen i; 3-D 5in#or%ati,e6! 2t'er Accuracy Stan ar s Class 1 Plani%etric Accuracy4 li%iting 0.S) 5#eet6 0.0@ 0.1 0.A 0.3 0.B 0.@ 1.0 A.0 B.0 @.0 8.0 10.0 13.7

.ap Scale 1!30 1!1A0 1!AB0 1!330 1!B80 1!300 1!14A00 1!A4B00 1!B4800 1!34000 1!94300 1!1A4000 1!A04000

Class 1 Plani%etric Accuracy /i%iting 0.S) 5%eters6 0.01A@ 0.0A@ 0.0@0 0.1A@ 0.A@ 0.@0 1.00 1.A@ A.@0 @.00

.ap Scale 1!@0 1!100 1!A00 1!@00 1!14000 1!A4000 1!B4000 1!@4000 1!104000 1!A04000

See Section 1.1 o# t'is appen i; on t'e relations'ip $et8een 'ori<ontal accuracy reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA an 0.S). 3.3 0elations'ip $et8een "SSDA an ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps 5,ertical6 1ertical %ap accuracy is e#ine $y t'e ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s 5ASP0S Speci#ications an Stan ar s Co%%ittee4 19906 as t'e 0.S) in ter%s o# t'e proDectVs ele,ation atu% #or 8elle#ine points only. See Section 1.3 o# t'is appen i; on t'e relations'ip $et8een ,ertical accuracy reporte accor ing to t'e "SSDA an 0.S). W For Class 1 %aps accor ing to t'e ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s4 t'e li%iting 0.S) is set at onet'ir t'e contour inter,al. Spot ele,ations s'all $e s'o8n on t'e %ap 8it' a li%iting 0.S) o# one-si;t' t'e contour inter,al or less.

Fe eral Geograp'ic Data Co%%ittee FGDC-STD-007.3-1998 Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Stan ar s Part 3! "ational Stan ar #or Spatial Data Accuracy Appen i; 3-D 5in#or%ati,e6! 2t'er Accuracy Stan ar s 3.B ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps 0eporting .aps e,aluate accor ing to ASP0S Accuracy Stan ar s #or /arge-Scale .aps are la$ele $y a con#or%ance state%ent4 rat'er t'an a nu%eric accuracy ,alue. /a$el %aps pro uce accor ing to t'is stan ar ! T*-S .AP =AS C2.P-/)D T2 .))T T*) ASP0S STA"DA0D F20 C/ASS 51.4 A.4 3.6 .AP ACC+0ACN /a$el %aps c'ec9e an #oun to con#ir% to t'is stan ar ! T*-S .AP =AS C*)CE)D A"D F2+"D T2 C2"F20. T2 T*) ASP0S STA"DA0D F20 C/ASS 51.4 A.4 3.6 .AP ACC+0ACN