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Data and Application Uncertainty

• Uncertainty: discrepancy between data and the spatial characteristic represented by the data.

• Data uncertainty affects the reliability of applications using the data.

• An important goal of data quality reporting that users be able to decide if a data set is adequate for their needs.

Red: DEM profile

Green: “Actual” terrain profile.

(Goleta Quad, CA)

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