Basics
This acronym stands for Geographic Information Systems.
This data type represents features as points, lines, or polygons.
What is vector data?
This technology uses aerial or satellite imagery to capture detailed information about the Earth's surface.
What is remote sensing?
This city serves as the capital of the Netherlands, known for its iconic canals and vibrant culture.
What is Amsterdam?
Known for its pyramids, this country is bordered by Libya to the west and the Red Sea to the east.
What is Egypt?
This type of map shows elevations and terrain features.
What is a topographic map?
This data type represents features as a grid of cells, often used as a base layer.
What is raster data?
This technology integrates spatial data with real-world physical spaces through interactive, computer-generated overlays.
What is augmented reality (AR)?
This city, located on the Potomac River, serves as the capital of the United States.
What is Washington, D.C.?
Known for its fjords, it shares borders with Sweden and Finland.
What is Norway?
What is geocoding?
This type of vector data is stored in a geodatabase.
What is a feature class?
This ESRI technology involves using mobile devices to collect and interact with spatial data in the field.
What is Field Maps?
The capital of Italy, this city is known for its ancient history and is home to the Vatican City.
What is Rome?
This country is bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, known for its long coastline.
What is Chile?
This type of map represents features with data values, such as population density or land use.
What is a thematic map?
This term refers to a data type that provides information about the data’s origin, quality, and structure.
What is metadata?
This technology uses sensors to measure and map physical characteristics of objects, such as distance and shape.
What is LiDAR?
This city is the capital of Kenya, known for its wildlife and as a gateway to national parks.
What is Nairobi?
Located in the Caucasus region, this country shares borders with Turkey and Armenia and has a coastline on the Black Sea.
What is Georgia?
This concept refers to the smallest difference between adjacent positions that can be recorded, which can affect analysis accuracy.
What is data resolution?
This spatial data format is often used for storing raster data, including imagery and remote sensing data.
What is a GeoTIFF?
This technology provides real-time data collection and analysis by connecting physical objects with the internet.
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The capital of Mexico is built on the ruins of this ancient Aztec city.
What is Tenochtitlán?
This landlocked country in Central Asia shares borders with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
What is Tajikistan?