Cheaper, Faster, and More Than Good Enough : Is GPS the New Gold Standard in Land Area Measurement?
In rural societies of low- and middle-income countries, land is a major measure of wealth, a critical input in agricultural production, and a key variable for assessing agricultural performance and productivity. In the absence of cadastral informat...
Main Authors: | Carletto, Calogero, Gourlay, Sydney, Murray, Siobhan, Zezza, Alberto |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26588492/cheaper-faster-more-good-enough-gps-new-gold-standard-land-area-measurement http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24840 |
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