geospatial tech, longitude+lagitude

Question 1

geospatial data

Answer 1

data that includes locations on Earth’s surface

Question 2

geospatial technologies

Answer 2

equipment and software used to measure and analyze the Earth’s land and features

Question 3

fieldwork

Answer 3

learning and doing research involving firsthand experience outside of a classroom setting

Question 4

latitude

Answer 4

horizontal lines circling Earth parallel to the equator

Question 5

longitude

Answer 5

vertical lines that make imaginary circles connecting the North and South pole

Question 6

global positioning system (GPS)

Answer 6

a system of 24 satellites that orbit the Earth twice daily and transmit radio signals Earthward

Question 7

geographic information systems (GIS)

Answer 7

a software application for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth’s surface; allows the rapid manipulation of geospatial data for problem-solving and research (layers)

Question 8

remote sensing

Answer 8

the scanning of Earth by satellite/high-flying aircraft in order to obtain info about it

Question 9

aerial photography

Answer 9

produces fine-grained, high resolution, highly detailed images

Question 10

satellite imagery

Answer 10

gathered from sensors mounted on orbiting satellites; reveals visible/non visible things