Surfaces
Consists of a matrix of cells organized into rows and columns where each cell contains a value
What is raster data?
You must extract this file type in order to see its contents
What is a .zip file?
A geometric function that transforms the earth's ellipsoidal surface onto a flat, 2-dimensional plane
What is a map projection?
A framework for gathering, analyzing and managing data
What is GIS?
GIS
What is the acronym for Geographic Information Systems?
A digital model or 3-D representation of a terrain's surface incorporating elevation data
What is a digital elevation model (DEM)?
Points, lines, and polygons are features of this type of data
What is vector data?
The longest numerical field type
What is double?
A collection of geographic datasets of various types held in a common file system folder
What is a file geodatabase?
SHP
What is the file extension for shapefiles?
The estimation of unsampled locations based on known location sampled values
What is interpolation?
A small scale map covers ___________ area than a large scale map.
What is more?
Another name for isopleths, or lines of constant value.
What are contour lines?
Invisible, parallel lines on Earth that vary in North-South directions
What are latitudes?
APRX
What is the extension for ArcGIS Pro projects, the default file type of a map document in ArcGIS Pro?
A representation of a continuous surface consisting entirely of triangular facets
What is a TIN (Triangulated Irregular Network)?
Synonyms for nominal and ordinal data.
What is qualitative data or categorical data?
The first law of geography states that “Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Who is this law attributed to?
Who is Waldo R. Tobler?
The spatial relationships between adjacent or neighboring features
What is topology?
MXD
What is the extension for ArcMap map documents, the default file type of a map document in ArcMap?
A map that represents the geographic density of features on a map
What is a heat map?
Using a GIS system and creating vector data based on spatial location
What is digitizing?
The tool that assess clusters and outliers
What is Anselin Local Moran's I?
Stretching map coordinates to fit a series of known control points.
What is rubbersheeting, a type of digitizing?
GPS
What is Global Positioning System?