Map Design & Cartography
This map element provides context on the data’s geographic reference and is crucial for orientation.
What is the scale bar?
This tool allows you to convert raster values to polygons for detailed land-cover mapping.
What is Raster to Polygon?
LiDAR point returns are measured using this type of energy.
What is laser light?
This type of join uses location instead of attributes to transfer fields.
What is a spatial join?
RMSE, used in accuracy assessment, stands for this.
What is Root Mean Square Error?
This design principle avoids crowding elements and improves readability on a layout.
What is visual hierarchy / white space?
This model automation framework lets you drag tools together to build repeatable workflows.
What is ModelBuilder?
This classification type identifies ground points for DEM creation.
What is class 2 (ground)?
Thiessen polygons divide space into territories based on this rule.
What is nearest neighbor?
UTM is a global coordinate system that stands for this.
What is Universal Transverse Mercator?
This color scheme type is used for data that increases from low to high with no meaningful midpoint.
What is a sequential color scheme?
This ArcGIS Pro editing command allows you to precisely snap vertices to nearby geometry based on rules like endpoint, vertex, or edge.
What is snapping?
This file extension stores LiDAR point clouds in their standard format.
What is LAS?
This surface analysis calculates the steepness of terrain.
What is Slope?
LiDAR
What is Light Detection and Ranging?
This layout tool helps align text boxes, legends, and maps with precise spacing.
What are guides / grids?
This tool allows you to combine multiple feature classes of the same geometry into a single output with identical fields.
What is Merge?
When generating a DSM from LiDAR, using this statistic ensures each pixel represents the highest return.
What is maximum value?
Network Analyst uses this fundamental graph structure to model connectivity.
What is a network dataset?
NIR, a critical spectral band for vegetation analysis, stands for this.
What is Near Infrared?
This method ensures labels do not overlap by prioritizing placement rules.
What is label conflict resolution?
This geoprocessing tool splits features into multiple parts based on line features, often used when dividing parcels by road centerlines.
What is Split?
This measure of LiDAR quality determines how many times a laser pulse strikes the ground per square meter.
What is point density?
SRS, used in database and GIS definitions to describe how spatial data is referenced, stands for this.
What is Spatial Reference System?
SAR, a radar imaging system, stands for this.
What is Synthetic Aperture Radar?