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Table 2 Incident record classification for spatial relation validation

From: A GIS-driven integrated real-time surveillance pilot system for national West Nile virus dead bird surveillance in Canada

Classification

Validation Criteria

Usage

Complete

Has correct geographic coordinates, the coordinates fall in the correct health units, and the reported health units fall in correct provinces or territories.

Data can be used for the aggregated mapping and bird location point mapping.

Not complete

The reported health units fall in correct provinces or territories. But there are no geographic coordinates, or the coordinates are incorrect.

If there are no coordinates, the bird location point cannot be mapped; Data is flagged for internal users to provide correct coordinate information.