Data Management
This term refers to information about a dataset, such as who created it, when it was updated, and how it should be used.
What is metadata?
This map element helps readers understand what symbols and colors mean on a map.
What is a legend?
This simple operation selects features that meet certain conditions in the attribute table.
Select By Attributes?
This common GIS file format stores vector data in multiple files that must stay together in the same folder.
What is a shapefile?
This term describes the visual hierarchy of map elements, guiding the reader’s eye from most important to least important.
What is map balance or visual hierarchy?
This geoprocessing tool creates a zone around a feature at a specified distance.
What is a buffer?
This term describes the system of folders, naming standards, and documentation that keep GIS projects organized.
What is a data management plan or file organization structure?
This type of thematic map uses different shades or colors to represent the intensity of a value, often across polygons.
What is a choropleth map?
This tool keeps only the parts of features that fall within a boundary layer.
What is clip?
This type of coordinate information often must be defined or corrected to ensure layers line up properly in a map project.
What is a projection or coordinate system?
This map design principle helps ensure that no single color dominates the map and that all elements work together visually.
What is color harmony?
This overlay tool returns the area where two layers overlap and carries attributes from both.
What is intersect?
This database format used by ArcGIS Pro allows for advanced versioning, domains, and attribute rules.
What is a geodatabase
This 16th-century Flemish cartographer created a world map designed for navigation, where straight lines show constant compass bearings.
Who is Gerardus Mercator?
This advanced spatial statistic identifies locations that significantly cluster as hot spots or cold spots.
What is Hot Spot Analysis?