Fundamentals of GIS

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Decks in this class (13)

Chapter 1 - Introduction to GIS
This is the science of the descri...,
Who coined the term geography,
In what year did eratosthenes coi...
61  cards
Chapter 2 - Data Models
Map data are abstractions of these,
What are two ways to represent en...,
What three aspects of an entity d...
91  cards
Chapter 3 - Geodesy, Datum, Map Projections & Coordinate Systems
These define the location and sha...,
What are two things that complica...,
These are two ways to address the...
164  cards
Chapter 4 - Maps, Data Entry, Editing & Output
Building a gis needs these two el...,
What are the two types of data us...,
This was the form of all spatial ...
96  cards
Chapter 5 - Global Navigation Satellite Systems
What are four satellites used for...,
This global navigation satellite ...,
This global navigation satellite ...
116  cards
Chapter 6 - Aerial + Satellite Images
This is the acquisition of surfac...,
What are two ways images are coll...,
Remote sensing images serve as th...
160  cards
Chapter 7 - Digital Data
Many spatial data are in this format,
What are four forms of digital data,
Few of this type of data set exist
103  cards
Chapter 8 - Attribute Data and Tables
These are non spatial properties ...,
Attributes are stored in these,
Both of these types of data can h...
49  cards
Chapter 9 - Basic Spatial Analyses
This is a key role of gis,
Geospatial analysis relies on the...,
How many gis spatial operations a...
84  cards
Chapter 10 - Topics in Raster Analysis
This data model is based on a 2d ...,
In the raster data model each cel...,
What are four ways in which the r...
61  cards
Chapter 11 - Terrain Analyses
This describes the vertical and h...,
What is another name for terrain,
This is land relief or terrain fo...
71  cards
Chapter 12 - Spatial Estimation
What are three common spatial est...,
This estimation method estimates ...,
Thi
87  cards
Chapter 13 - Spatial Models
These are abstractions of reality,
These models describe properties ...,
What are three types of spatial m...
29  cards

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