Table 5 Error-estimates of the Validation using Sample Data (VSD) for the regional maps of forest structural metrics using MAE (Mean Absolute Error) and RMSE (Root Mean Squared Error).
From: Maps of forest vertical structure for Colombia, a megadiverse country
Region | Forest structural metrics (units) | Range values | MAE | RMSE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
min | max | mean | SD | mean | SD | ||
Amazon Reg. | CH (m) | 1.79 | 79.25 | 4.60 | 0.16 | 5.86 | 0.36 |
COVER (%) | 0.01 | 0.97 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | |
FHD (index) | 0.63 | 3.36 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 0.02 | |
PAI (index) | 0.01 | 7.38 | 1.39 | 0.03 | 1.69 | 0.03 | |
RH50 (m) | 0 | 36.98 | 4.38 | 0.12 | 5.04 | 0.11 | |
Andean Reg. | CH (m) | 0.2 | 83.1 | 3.96 | 0.16 | 5.68 | 0.25 |
COVER (%) | 0 | 0.97 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | |
FHD (index) | 0 | 3.36 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.02 | |
PAI (index) | 0 | 7.35 | 1.08 | 0.03 | 1.40 | 0.03 | |
RH50 (m) | 0 | 38.57 | 2.92 | 0.13 | 3.71 | 0.19 | |
Caribbean Reg. | CH (m) | 1.6 | 73.5 | 3.27 | 0.14 | 4.83 | 0.49 |
COVER (%) | 0 | 0.97 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.01 | |
FHD (index) | 0 | 3.35 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.01 | |
PAI (index) | 0 | 7.19 | 0.92 | 0.03 | 1.26 | 0.04 | |
RH50 (m) | 0 | 33.38 | 2.22 | 0.09 | 3.17 | 0.15 | |
Chocó Reg. | CH (m) | 0.03 | 89.04 | 2.32 | 0.12 | 4.08 | 0.40 |
COVER (%) | 0.01 | 0.97 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.01 | |
FHD (index) | 0 | 3.37 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.02 | |
PAI (index) | 0 | 7.38 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 1.01 | 0.03 | |
RH50 (m) | 0 | 32.56 | 1.81 | 0.17 | 2.95 | 0.29 | |
Orinoquía Reg. | CH (m) | 1.76 | 62.61 | 2.17 | 0.11 | 3.18 | 0.23 |
COVER (%) | 0.01 | 0.97 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | |
FHD (index) | 0 | 3.37 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.02 | |
PAI (index) | 0 | 7.38 | 0.93 | 0.01 | 1.25 | 0.02 | |
RH50 (m) | 0 | 32.56 | 1.92 | 0.07 | 2.56 | 0.11 | |
Global Colombia. | CH (m) | 1.72 | 89 | 5.33 | 0.29 | 7.41 | 0.71 |
COVER (%) | 0 | 0.98 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.00 | |
FHD (index) | 0.66 | 3.38 | 0.37 | 0.01 | 0.46 | 0.01 | |
PAI (index) | 0 | 8.05 | 1.53 | 0.01 | 1.82 | 0.01 | |
RH50 (m) | 0 | 38.54 | 4.56 | 0.11 | 5.62 | 0.18 | |
