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GIS CH 1 Flashcards

1
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For the particular case at hand

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ad hoc

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the topological property of sharing a common boundary or being immediate proximity

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adjacency

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the stage in sci when measurements are sorted tested and examined visually for patterns and predictability

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analysis

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4
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early name for vector GIS data structure

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nod

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5
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line represented as a set of sequential points

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arc

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geographic feature recorded on a map as a sequence of locations or lines taken together trace out an enclosed area or ring that represents the feature. i/e lake shoreline

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area feature

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characteristic of a feature that contains a measurement or value for teh feature. can be labels, categories, numbers, dates, values, or field or other measurements. can be collected and organized.

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attribute

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8
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a sequence of cpu cartography and GIS confernces

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autocarto

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9
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science, art and tech of making maps

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cartography

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10
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early national land inventory system in canada that evolved into a full GIS

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CGIS

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map that shows numerical data for a group of regions by grouping the data into classes and shading each class on the map

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choropleth map

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12
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producing maps using the cpu as the primary or only tool

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computer mapping

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topological property of sharing common link, such as a line connecting two points in a network

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connectivity

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component of a user interface that can reveal to the user info that assists with the current status of other elements of the user interface

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context-sensitive help

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15
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the logical and physical means by which a map feature or attribute is digitally encoded

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data structure

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16
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the body of data that can be used in a database management system. GIS has both a map and an attribute _____

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database

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17
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cpu program or set of programs that allow a user to define the stucture and organization of a _____, to enter and maintain records in the _____, to perform sorting. data reorganization, and searching, and to generate useful products such as reports and graphs

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database manager

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18
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device for geocoding by semi-automated digitizing. a ______ ______ looks like a drafting table but is sensitized so that as a map is trace with a cursor on the _______ ______, the locations are picked up, converted to numbers, and sent to the cpu

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digitizing tablet

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19
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single entity that composes part of a landscape

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feature

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20
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data logically stored together at one location on the storage mechanism of a cpu

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file

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21
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the specific organization of a digital record

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format

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22
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an early cpu programming language initially for converting math formulas into cpu instructions

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fortran

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23
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common way of referring to time; first three refer to location in space, this one determines creation, duration and destruction in time

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fourth dimension

24
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definition of a system by what it does rather than what it is

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functional definition

25
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web oriented use of gis capability to spatially enable the search and browse processes during online business activity or e-trade

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g-trade

26
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database of DIME records

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GBF

27
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map designed primarly for reference and navigation use

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general-purpose map

28
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conversion of analog maps into cpu readable form. the two usual methods are scanning and digitizing

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geocoding

29
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research on the generic issues that surround the use of ____ tech, impede its implementation or emerge from an understanding of its capabilities

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GIS

30
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a spatial distribution explainable as a repetitive distribution

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geographic pattern

31
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science concerned with all aspects of the earths surface including natural and human divisions the distribution and differentiation of regions and the role of humankind in changing the face of the earth

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geography

32
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the set of visual and mechanical tools (window, icons, menus, toolbars, pointing device aka mouse) through which a user interacts with a cpu

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GUI

33
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the part of a message placed there by a sender and not known by the receiver

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information

34
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system designed to allow the user to be delivered the answer to a query from a database

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information system

35
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the number of existing implemented systems

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installed base

36
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map containing continuous lines joining all points of identical value

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isoline map

37
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cpu program or app that by providing a superior method for accomplishing a task in a new way becomes indispensable to cpu users. IE word processors and spreadsheets

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killer app

38
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map showing the type of actual surface covering at a given time. categories could be grassland, forest land, crops…

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land-cover map

39
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A map showing the human use to which land is put at a given time. Categories could be pasture, national forestland, agricultural land, wasteland, and so on

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land-use map

40
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The part of geographic space showable on a map, including all its features.

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landscape

41
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The relationship between learning and time. A steep learning curve means that much is learned quickly (usually thought to be the opposite). A difficult learning curve is one where learning takes place slowly, over a long period.

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learning curve

42
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A geographic feature recorded on a map as a sequence of locations tracing out a line. An example is a stream

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line feature

43
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Surveying profession’s term for GIS where that data are for land ownership.

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LIS

44
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A position on the earth’s surface or in geographic space definable by coordinates or some other referencing system, such as a street address or space indexing system.

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location

45
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Placing multiple thematic maps in precise registration, with the same scale, projections, and extent, so that a compound view is possible.

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map overlay

46
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A quantitative assessment of a phenomenon.

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measurement

47
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A component of a user interface that allows the user to make selections and choices from a preset list.

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menu

48
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A term used to describe a first-generation computer mapping system designed to capture the map by computer and reproduce it (map in–map out).

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MIMO

49
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The stage in science when a phenomenon under test is sufficiently understood that an abstract system can be built to simulate the real system.

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modeling

50
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Computer programs composed of integrated sections of reusable functions rather than a single program.

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modular computer program

51
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A World Wide Web resource that serves as a cross- reference point for the distributed database of all U. S. government public-domain and other geographic information

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National Spatial Data Clearinghouse

52
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At first, any significant point in a map data structure. Later, only those points with topological significance, such as the ends of lines.

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node

53
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Any system for map overlay in which the separate thematic map layers are assigned unequal importance.

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overlay weighting

54
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A geographic feature recorded on a map as a location. Example: a single house

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point feature

55
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The scientific ability to forecast the outcome of a process in advance

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prediction

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