The degree of accuracy and precision in map data, and methods of quality control and assurance.
Geographic coordinate systems: The system used to locate features on the earth's surface.
Map projections: How the curved surface of the earth is represented on a flat map.
Scale: The ratio between the real world and the map.
Map accuracy: The closeness of a measured or calculated value to its true value.
Map precision: The degree of refinement with which a quantity is expressed.
Datum: A reference frame used for geodetic measurements.
GPS: Global positioning system used to determine location.
Cartography: The science and art of creating maps.
Map making tools: The tools used to create and manipulate maps.
Topography: The study of the shape and features of the earth's surface.
Surveying: The measurement and mapping of land surfaces.
GIS: Geographic information systems used for data analysis and visualisation.
Remote sensing: The measurement of features on the earth's surface using aerial or satellite imagery.
Map interpretation: The process of understanding the information presented on a map.
Absolute Accuracy: The degree to which a map correctly locates features in relation to a fixed coordinate system.
Relative Accuracy: The degree to which features on a map are correctly located relative to each other.
Positional Accuracy: The degree to which map features are accurately located to their true position on the Earth’s surface.
Horizontal Accuracy: The degree to which a map accurately represents the horizontal position of geographic features.
Vertical Accuracy: The degree to which a map accurately represents the elevation of geographic features.
Spatial Resolution: The level of detail a map displays in terms of the smallest object or feature that can be recognized or depicted.
Temporal Accuracy: The degree to which a map accurately reflects the timing or chronological order of geographic features or events.
Scale Accuracy: The degree to which a map accurately represents the relationship between map distance and ground distance.
Lineage Accuracy: The degree to which information portrayed on a map is authentic, complete, and up-to-date.
Conceptual Accuracy: The degree to which the map accurately reflects the concept it is trying to convey, and whether the scale, projection, and other cartographic decisions align with what the map is trying to represent.