Top Geographical Information System Flashcards

GIS Key Concepts And Terms

Cards: 22| Attempts: 2| Last updated: Sep 16, 2015

Attribute Data

Data That Describes The Characteristics Of Sp...

Continuous Features

Spatial Features That Exist Between Observati...

Coverage

An ESRI Data Format For Topological Vector Da...

Data Exploration

Data Centered Query And Analysis

Intro To GIS At KBOCC

Cards: 83| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 17, 2015

Coordinate System

Uses 3 Dimensional Location On Earth, Referen...

Projection

Based On X And Y Coordinates Depend On Projec...

Vector Data

Stores Geographic Information As Points, Line...

Raster Data

Stores Geographic Information In A Grid Of Ro...

GIS - Geob 270

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What Was The First GIS?

Canada Land Inventory

What/When Were The 3 Stages Of GIS History?

60s/70s - Innovation 80s - Commercialization...

What Are The Scales Of Measurement? (4)

Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio

What Is Nominal Data?

Basically Yes Or No, T/F, 0/1, = Or ≠

GIS Chapter 5

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Coordinate Geometry (COGO)

A Branch Of Geometry That Provides The Method...

Data Conversion

Conversion Of Geospatial Data From One Format...

Differential Correction

A Method That Uses Data From A Base Station T...

Digital Line Graphs (DLGs)

Digital Representations Of Point, Line, And A...

GIS Chapter 3

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Arc

A Line Connected To Two End Points.

ArcObjects

A Collection Of Objects Used By ArcGIS Deskto...

Area Defintion

A Topological Relationship Used In ESRI's Cov...

Class

A Set Of Objects With Similar