Machine learning-based global maps of ecological variables and the challenge of assessing them
Hanna MeyerInstitute of Landscape Ecology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, Münster, 48149, Germany. [email protected]Edzer PebesmaInstitute for Geoinformatics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Heisenbergstraße 2, Münster, 48149, Germany. [email protected]
2022en
ABI
Abstract
The recent wave of published global maps of ecological variables has caused as much excitement as it has received criticism. Here we look into the data and methods mostly used for creating these maps, and discuss whether the quality of predicted values can be assessed, globally and locally.
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