Machine learning-based global maps of ecological variables and the challenge of assessing them

• DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29838-9
• Publication Date: 2022-04-22T10:09:45Z
• Authors: Hanna Meyer; Edzer Pebesma
• Keywords: Machine Learning; Science; Q; Comment; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The recent wave of published global maps ecological variables has caused as much excitement it received criticism. Here we look into the data and methods mostly used for creating these maps, discuss whether quality predicted values can be assessed, globally locally.