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Geog 458: Map Sources and Errors January 27, 2006 Midterm Review Isn’t this course for arguing the importance of good spatial data? Why do we have to dig into errors in spatial data? Why do we need high-quality spatial data anyway? Many overriding concerns of today are spatial in nature (e.g. climate change, environmental protection, homeland security, disaster management). Thus obtaining relevant and accurate spatial information is essential to addressing these issues. The world is complex. Consensus has reached how such complex issues can be better examined. It gets increasingly rele