Field work protocols for in situ data collection and review of accuracy assessment methods.

This deliverable links to tasks T4.1 In situ data standardization and databases and T4.2 Thematic accuracy assessment methods, and describes the data collection standards and protocols to be used in accuracy assessment of the multi-scale and multi-source data products and test site specific ground truth activities. More specifically, the deliverable describes:- Data acquisition protocols and parameters that are saved in a database each time that data are collected either in the field or in a laboratory. Such parameters are, for instance, sample coordinates (latitude and longitude), instrument make/model and instrument settings. In this context, the use of metadata standards and controlled vocabularies, discussed in more detail in the Data Management Plan, will be described.- Study site -specific data acquisition protocols. Due to environmental differences (e.g. the extent of vegetation cover) between the sites, general data acquisition protocols need to be adjusted for each site. This includes, but is not limited to, the expected minimum number of samples per site and site-specific sampling methods (e.g. systematic or stratified random sampling). - The accuracy assessment concepts and methods used in the project and how they link to data acquisition and data analysis, and what descriptive statistics will be used to evaluate the accuracy (e.g. the Kappa coefficient).