Chapter 1 terms Flashcards
a number of different high-tech systems that acquire, analyze, manage, store, or visualize various types of location-based data
Geospatial Technology
a computer-based set of hardware and software used to capture, analyze, manipulate, and visualize geospatial information
Geographic Information Systems
the process of collecting information related to the electromagnetic energy reflected or emitted by a target on the ground, using a device a considerable distance away from the target on board an aircraft or spacecraft
Remote Sensing
digital images of Earth acquired by sensors onboard orbiting spaceborne platforms
Satellite Imagery
acquisition of real-time location information from a series of satellites in Earth’s orbit
Global Positioning Systems
Geospatial Intelligence
GEOINT
items that are tied to specific real-world locations
geospatial data
data that is not directly linked to a geospatial location (such as tabular data)
non-spatial data
volunteered geographic information, a term used to describe user-generated geospatial content and data
VGI
a database available for everyone to utilize and edit
wiki
the activities of untrained volunteers to create content and resources that can be utilized by others
crowd sourcing
the activities of untrained volunteers conducting science
citizen science
the technique of determining where something is in the real world
geolocation
the commands and techniques used in programming to obtain the geolocation of a computer or mobile device
W3C Geolocation API
connecting real-world location information to an item
geotag
