Module 1.1 Lab: Calculating Metrics for Spatial Data Quality

Horizontal Accuracy and Precision Results From the GPS data collected in the field, I calculated two key metrics: Horizontal Precision (68%): 10.20 meters Horizontal Accuracy: 29.4 meters.  These values tell an important story about how the GPS unit performed. 

The precision value shows that most of the GPS points were clustered within about 10 meters of each other, meaning the device was consistent. 

However, the accuracy value shows that the average GPS location was nearly 30 meters away from the true surveyed reference point, meaning the device was not very accurate in determining the correct position. 

 Accuracy vs Precision: Precision describes how close repeated measurements are to each other. Accuracy describes how close the measurements are to the true location. 

 In this dataset, the GPS unit was precise but not accurate, the points were tightly grouped, but grouped around the wrong location.