A computer based system that aids in the collection, maintenance, storage, analysis, output, and distributino of spatial data and information.
What is a GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
100
The more curves a line has, the more _________ it has.
What are VERTICES (Vertex in the singular)
100
The three attribute types which are grouped together to describe the non-spatial properties of each object in the database.
What are NOMINAL, INTERVAL/RATIO, ORDINAL
100
The transformation of locations on the Earth's curved surface onto a flat map.
What is MAP PROJECTIONS
100
The _______ is the undulating shape of the Earth affected by gravity.
What is the GEOID
200
ArcGIS (ArcInfo), Version 10
What is THE SOFTWARE WE USE IN THE LAB
200
A physical entity (phenomena) is represented by THIS in a GIS database.
What is an OBJECT (remember you always need an OBJECT-ID field in your attribute table!)
200
If it is represented in the GIS as a point, line, or polygon it is a _______ data model.
What is VECTOR
200
The science of measuring the shape of the Earth
What is GEODESY
200
The shortest distance between Tokyo and New York City is not a straight line. This is because of the "_________" distance.
What is GREAT CIRCLE
300
A fast computer, large data storage, and a high quality display (monitor) are essential pieces of _________ needed for a GIS.
What is HARDWARE
300
Used to define the spatial location and extent of geographic objects...
What are COORDINATES
300
What object starts and ends a line?
What is a NODE
300
NAD83 is a ______
What is DATUM
300
The system that adheres to Township and Range
What is the PLSS or PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM
400
Human population growth and poor management require we feed, clothe, power, and warm a rapidly expanding populationwith increasingly scarce resources. GIS helps us more effectively improve human life while conserving our planet.
What is WHY WE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN SPATIAL DATA TODAY THAN WE WERE 100 YEARS AGO.
400
X and Y are known as coordinate pairs, X, Y, and Z are known as coordinate triplets. What does the Z measure?
What is HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
400
The model that Angie hates the most - which you should not consider when you are doing GIS ever!
What is SPAGHETTI VECTOR MODEL
400
Precisely surveyed points are called ______. They create the Datum.
What is a BENCHMARK
400
The more pixels in an image, the _________ the resolution of that image.
What is GREATER, CLEARER, or BETTER
500
The two major components of a GIS are ....
What is SOFTWARE and HARDWARE
500
Which coordinate system is most often used in a GIS?
What is CARTESIAN
500
If it is a dataset represented by pixels it is a ______ data model.
What is RASTER
500
The projection normally found on ND vector or raster data is....
What is CONFORMAL CONIC
500
The view in which you add a north arrow, scale bar, title, and legend to your map in ArcInfo.