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WHAT IS SPATIAL ACCURACY?
a research group that focuses on how to measure, model and manage uncertainty in spatial data, specifically the one that comes from natural resource inventories
WORKSHOP Spatial Uncertainty Propagation
a two-day workshop organized by G.B.M. Heuvelink and J.D. Brown; theory and practice of spatial uncertainty propagation analysis; demonstration of various uncertainty propagation techniques.
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7th International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. Edited by M. Caetano and M. Painho.

Symposium chairs:
Chair: Mário Caetano (Portuguese Geographic Institute, PT)
Co-chair: Marco Painho (ISEGI – New University of Lisbon, PT)

Organizing Committee:
Secretary: Maria Pereira (Portuguese Geographic Institute, PT)
Members: Amílcar Soares (IST, Technical University of Lisbon, ePT), Cidália Fonte (University of Coimbra, PT), Gerard Heuvelink (Wageningen University, NL), Linda Lilburne (Landcare Research, NZ), Rui Juliao (Portuguese Geographic Institute, PT)

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PLENARY LECTURES
A methodology for translating positional error into measures of attribute error, and combining the two error sources
The evaluation and comparison of thematic maps derived from remote sensing
Incorporating process knowledge in spatial interpolation of environmental variables
Towards a systems approach to the visualization of spatial uncertainty
Expanding the conceptual, mathematical and practical methods for map comparison

APPROACHES TO SPATIAL ACCURACY ASSESSMENT
Analysis of homogeneity and isotropy of spatial uncertainty by means of GPS kinematic check lines and circular statistics
Statistical efficiency of model-informed geographic sampling designs
A stratified sampling approach to the spatial accuracy assessment of digital cartography: an application to the portuguese Ecological Reserve
Spatial sampling design for prediction taking account of uncertain covariance structure
Spatial properties of design-based versus model-based approaches to environmental sampling

CHARACTERISING UNCERTAINTY IN DEM
Use of historical flight for landslide monitoring
Improvement of positional accuracy of a landslide database using digital photogrammetry techniques
Producing digital elevation models with uncertainty estimates using a multi-scale Kalman filter
Analysis of interpolation errors in urban digital surface models created from Lidar data
Digital Terrain Model generation using airborne LiDAR in a forested area of Galicia, Spain
Comparison of Methods for Deriving a Digital Elevation Model from Contours and Modelling of the Associated Uncertainty
Assessing the accuracy of hexagonal versus square tilled grids in preserving DEM surface flow directions

ERROR SENSITIVE SPATIAL DATABASES
Dealing with Multiple Accuracy Levels in Spatial Databases with Continuous Update

METADATA AND DATA QUALITY
Do spatial data consumers really understand data quality information?
Modeling spatial variation in data quality using linear referencing
Do users ignore spatial dada quality?

POSITIONAL UNCERTAINTY
Checking the spatial accuracy of class boundaries with a varying range of accuracy requirements
Modelling positional errors with isotropic random vector fields
Some Basic Mathematical Constraints for the Geometric Conflation Problem
Positional Accuracy of Biological Research Data in GIS – A Case Study in the Swiss National Park
Reducing positional error in spatio-temporal analyses
Topological relations using two models of uncertainty for lines
Enhancement of image-to-image co-registration accuracy using spectral matching methods
A new method for obtaining geoidal undulations through Artificial Neural Networks

PROPAGATION OF UNCERTAINTY
Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty analysis for vector geographical applications
Sensitivity analysis on spatial models: a new approach
A comparison of error propagation analysis techniques applied to agricultural models
Error propagation in groundwater pesticide vulnerability modelling
Spatial uncertainty analysis of pesticide leaching using a metamodel of PEARL
Simulating space-time uncertainty in continental-scale gridded precipitation fields for agrometeorological modelling

SPATIAL UNCERTAINTY MODELLING FOR CATEGORICAL DATA
RENalyzer: A tool to facilitate the spatial accuracy assessment of digital cartography
Categorical models for spatial data uncertainty
Using spatially constrained clustering in land cover mapping
Weighting fidelity versus classified area in remote sensing classifications from a pixel and a polygon perspective

SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSES AND UNCERTAINTY
Identification of inhomogeneities in precipitation time series using SUR models and the Ellipse test
Estimating error and uncertainty in change detection analyses of historical aerial photographs
Kriging of spatial-temporal water vapor data
Mapping trends in water table depths in a Brazilian Cerrado area
Reducing uncertainty in analysis of relationship between vegetation patterns and precipitation
Modeling uncertainty in spatiotemporal objects

STOCHASTIC SPATIAL SIMULATION
Assessing spatial clustering of MRSA with stochastic simulations, kernel estimation and SATSCAN
Accuracy assessment of digital elevation model using stochastic simulation
Local error evaluation in DEM using direct sequential simulation (DSS) methodology
Progress with the design of a soil uncertainty database, and associated tools for simulating spatial realisations of soil properties
Spatial simulation of forest using Bayesian state-space models and remotely sensed data

UNCERTAINTY IN REMOTELY SENSED DATA
Accuracy assessment of High Resolution Satellite Imagery by Leave-one-out method
Deriving thematic uncertainty measures in remote sensing using classification outputs
Determining the effects of different scanner and scanning resolutions on orientation errors in producing of Orthophotos
Effects of different methods for estimating impervious surface cover on runoff estimation at catchment level
Merging Landsat and SPOT digital data using stochastic simulation with reference images
Accuracy assessment methodology for the Mexican national forest inventory: a pilot study in the Cuitzeo lake watershed
A classification method for remotely sensed imagery by integrating with spatial structure information
The critical role of geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) in forest site classification and mapping
On dealing with spatially correlated residuals in remote sensing and GIS
Sampling simulation on multi-source output forest maps - an application for small areas
A performance index developed by data envelopment analysis (DEA) to compare the efficiency of fire risk monitoring actions in municipalities of Brazilian Amazon region
Hydraulic and event knowledge to reduce the positional uncertainty in SAR flood images for improved flood model calibration and development
Comparing accuracy of classified Landsat data with land use maps reclassified from the stand type maps
Assessing the Thematic Accuracy for Coral Reef Classification
Uncertainty characterization in remotely sensed land cover information

UNCERTAINTY IN SPATIAL DATA FUSION
Improving positional accuracy and preserving topology through spatial data fusion
Semantic similarity assessment in support of spatial data integration
Matching imperfect spatial data
Mapping uncertainty in land cover characterization by comparison of land cover cartographies - A case study for Portugal

UNCERTAINTY IN SPATIAL DECISION MAKING
A fuzzy-based tool for spatial reasoning: A Case study on soil erosion hazard prediction
Development of a decision framework to identify appropriate spatial and temporal scales for modeling N flows
Uncertainty and Risk Analysis in Hydrological Models for Land-use Management
Analysis of spatial variability of pH, P and K in red latosoil cultivated in direct planting system
Fitness for Use - to Support Military Decision Making

USING FUZZY SET THEORY TO CHARACTERISE SPATIAL UNCERTAINTY
Best locations for river water quality monitoring sensors through fuzzy interpolation
Conversion between the vector and raster data structures using Fuzzy Geographical Entities
UGML: an extension of GML to provide support for geographic objects with uncertain boundaries

VISUALISATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
Maps are not what they seem: representing uncertainty in soil-property maps
Expressing attribute uncertainty in spatial data using blinking regions
Dynamic visualisation of spatial and spatio-temporal probability distribution functions

POSTER SESSION
IGeoE: Positional quality control in the 1/25000 cartography
IGeoE: Positional quality control with different rtk positioning methods
Analysing the sensitivity of two variogram models for the characterisation of the spatial pattern of depth in rivers
Precipitation measurement and the analysis of hydrological resources in a river basin
Analyzing the Accuracy of Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Land Use Pattern in Turkey: Case study in Inayet and Yenice Forest Planning Units
Accuracy improvement program for VMap1 to Multinational Geospatial Coproduction Program (MGCP) using artificial neural networks
Application of statistics to detection of green resources changes at Yangmingshan area using remote sensing imagery
Artificial Neural Networks applied in the determination of Soil Surface Temperature – SST
Classification of Spatial Variation Pattern for Identifying Pollution Sources: A Case Study on Sediment Contamination in Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia

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