PickShift: A user-friendly Python tool to assess the surficial uncertainties associated with polygons extracted from historical planimetric data

Autor: Timothée Jautzy, Pierrick Freys, Valentin Chardon, Romain Wenger, Gilles Rixhon, Laurent Schmitt, Pierre-Alexis Herrault
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: SoftwareX, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 101866- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-7110
DOI: 10.1016/j.softx.2024.101866
Popis: With the increasing use of GIS software's, historical planimetric data such as orthophotos and old maps represent key data sources to analyze spatio-temporal landscape evolution. However, geometric error inherent to these data are too often overlooked, possibly leading to confusing misinterpretation of measured surficial changes. The user-friendly Python tool 'PickShift', based on a Monte-Carlo approach, addresses this critical issue by quantifying the surficial uncertainty associated with any features digitized from historical planimetric data. This software provides a valuable framework for a more accurate assessment of landscape dynamics and associated uncertainties.
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