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Horizontal, Vertical, and Positional accuracies in terms of the U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards

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What is the US National Map Accuracy Standards with respect to Horizontal Accuracy, Vertical Accuracy, and the "Useful rule of Thumb for Positional Accuracy"? Please provide some links to rich source material.

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Helpful, informative Web-based links about USA National Map Accuracy Standards for map cartographers and students. These resources include information about map accuracy and error (statistical degree of error) in vertical and horizontal positioning accuracy, and a helpful general "Rule of Thumb" for reporting the degree of map error.

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The link to the document which outlines the information this assignment calls for you to summarize is here:
http://nationalmap.gov/standards/pdf/NMAS647.PDF

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