GBIF have just published three new documents to explain accuracy and uncertainty, and they provide a lot of information on how to determine and record coordinates, elevation and uncertainty - whether using a GPS or GNSS receiver, a mobile phone, a digital camera, Google Maps, Google Earth, a paper m…

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Determining Coordinates and Uncertainty

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