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Table 3 Comparison between GeoPinPoint geocoding and manual locating for a random subset of schools

From: Proximity of public elementary schools to major roads in Canadian urban areas

 

Distances Based on Google Maps Geocodes

Distances Based on GeoPinPoint Geocodes

Number (%) of Schools < 75 m

Number (%) of Schools 75 - 100 m

Number (%) of Schools > 100 m

Totals

Number (%) of Schools < 75 m

56

6

9

71

 

(38%)

(4%)

(6%)

(48%)

Number (%) of Schools 75 - 100 m

5

1

2

8

 

(3%)

(1%)

(1%)

(5%)

Number (%) of Schools > 100 m

9

9

51

69

 

(6%)

(6%)

(34%)

(47%)

Totals

70

16

62

148

 

(47%)

(11%)

(42%)

(100%)