Global Education Journal
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Global Education Journal (GEJ)

An Educational Study on the Impact of Ground Control Point (GCP) Quantity and Distribution on Orthophoto Geometric Accuracy in UAV Mapping

Oswara, Randy M. (Unknown)
Rahmawati, Devit (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Mar 2026

Abstract

The accuracy of orthophoto geometry from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) mapping results is highly dependent on the quality of Ground Control Points (GCPs) as georeference references. This study aims to analyze the effect of the number and distribution pattern of GCPs on the accuracy of orthophoto geometry in the operational area of ​​PT Sumber Cahaya Mineral, Jambi. The method used is an experiment by comparing three configuration scenarios: no GCPs, three GCPs, and four GCPs. Accuracy measurements use the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), Circular Error 90% (CE90), and Linear Error 90% (LE90) indicators referred to in BIG Regulation No. 6 of 2018. The results of the analysis show that the use of three GCPs with optimal geometric distribution patterns produces the highest accuracy (RMSE 0.00965 m), compared to four GCPs (RMSE 0.01636 m). This finding confirms that increasing the number of GCPs does not always increase accuracy, but rather spatial distribution (distribution pattern) is the main key, as supported by the basic theory of land surveying and photogrammetry.

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Journal Info

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gej

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Education Social Sciences Other

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Global Education Journal (GEJ) (P-ISSN 2987-5218|& E- ISSN 2986-6529) is a blind peer-reviewed journal published by Civiliza Publishing, Indonesia. This journal publishes research articles, conceptual articles, field study reports and book reviews on all scopes of education (See Focus and Scope). ...