Context Landscape ecologists often use thematic map data in their research. Greater familiarity with thematic map accuracy assessment protocols will enhance appropriate use and interpretation of map quality data. Objectives Provide an overview of thematic map accuracy assessment protocols and simple, non-quantitative guidelines to assess the quality of the thematic map data that landscape ecologists use in their research. Methods Synthesis and interpretation of salient literature on map accuracy assessment. Conclusions Landscape ecologists can adopt three simple rules to improve their use and interpretation of map data: (1) use the map quality data only if the accuracy assessment protocols adhere to rigorous, well-established standards for the sampling design, response design, and analysis; (2) focus on class-specific accuracy via user’s and producer’s accuracies (or the complementary measures commission and omission error rates); and (3) use the criterion that an accuracy assessment that reports class-specific accuracies accompanied by standard errors is a strong indicator of a rigorous assessment.

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评估和报告地图数据质量的指南：肯定 Shao 等人。 “过分夸大整体地图准确性会误导研究可靠性”


背景景观生态学家经常在他们的研究中使用专题地图数据。更加熟悉专题地图精度评估协议将增强地图质量数据的适当使用和解释。目标 概述专题地图准确性评估协议和简单的非定量指南，以评估景观生态学家在研究中使用的专题地图数据的质量。方法 地图精度评估的重要文献的综合和解释。结论 景观生态学家可以采用三个简单的规则来改进他们对地图数据的使用和解释：（1）只有在准确性评估协议遵守严格、完善的抽样设计、响应设计和分析标准的情况下才使用地图质量数据; (2) 通过用户和生产者的准确度（或补充措施委托和遗漏错误率）关注特定类别的准确度； (3) 使用这样的标准：报告特定类别准确度以及标准误差的准确度评估是严格评估的有力指标。