I have noticed Precision and Accuracy being mentioned in the
same
context but I believe the two are not the same.
Accuracy (to me) is how close a point is located to it's
actual real
earth location - getting the lat/lng of your house when
using a map that
is zoomed to country level will not be as ACCURATE as
getting the
lat/lng when the map is zoomed right into street level.
Precision (to me) is the scale at which you are trying to
locate -
putting the coordiantes of New York is a PRECISION of city
level, and
you could find many people using slightly different
coordinates for New
York, but they are all _precise_ for that city.
My 2p.
Tony
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