Coordinate Systems & Projections
This coordinate system divides the Earth into 60 vertical zones.
UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)
This tool creates a zone of a specified distance around a selected feature.
Buffer
Used to show the size of a geographic area.
Scale
What does GIS Stand for?
Geographic Information Systems
Taking a 3D image and making it 2D, distortion will occur.
Projection
This operation extracts features from one layer that fall entirely within the boundary of another layer.
Clip
A point representing certain data.
Symbol
Imagery is an example of what data type?
Raster
What specifies North-South position and ranges from 0-90 from the equator?
Latitude
It appends attributes from one layer to another based on their relative geographic location.
Spatial Join
Name three common map elements found in a final map layout
Title, legend, north arrow, scale bar, & neatline
Features in GIS have relational data stored in fields within the _____.
Attribute Table
This localized grid system divides the U.S. into over 120 zones.
State Plane Coordinate System
The science of obtaining data without coming into contact with the earths surface.
Remote Sensing
Which tool is used to change labels, display colors, or icons of a given dataset?
Symbology
Process of assigning map coordinates and spatial locations with reference to real position on earth.
Georeferencing