Table B.1
Accuracy of settlements data in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Land Use, 1990, 2000 and 2010 product

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Table B.1 Accuracy of settlements data in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Land Use, 1990, 2000 and 2010 product
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table B.1 Accuracy of settlements data in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Land Use Total sample points identified as settlements in the land use product, Sample points correctly identified as settlements, Total sample points that should be identified as settlements, Sample points correctly identified as settlements/Total sample points identified as settlements in the land use product and Sample points correctly identified as settlements/Total sample points that should be identified as settlements, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total sample points identified as settlements in the land use product Sample points correctly identified as settlementsNote 1 Total sample points that should be identified as settlementsNote 2 Sample points correctly identified as settlements/Total sample points identified as settlements in the land use product Sample points correctly identified as settlements/Total sample points that should be identified as settlements
number percent
1990 270  190  217  70.4  87.6
2000 269 217 240 80.7 90.4
2010  60  50  57  83.3  87.7
Note 1.

Represents the number of sample points identified as settlements in AAFC's Land Use, 1990, 2000 and 2010 that were groundtruthed and that were correctly identified in the land use product.

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Note 2.

Represents the number of sample points, among all sample points, that are actually settled according to the groundtruthing.

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Note: The AAFC Land Use, 1990, 2000 and 2010 product was groundtruthed using a sample of randomly generated points and comparing them against information collected through field surveys, aerial photos or high-resolution satellite image.
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2015, ISO 19131 – Land Use 1990, 2000 and 2010 Data Product Specifications, http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/18e3ef1a-497c-40c6-8326-aac1a34a0dec (accessed September 16, 2015).


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