gis editing

Question 1

dangle

Answer 1

a line feature that fails to connect to another line feature, leaving a gap

Question 2

snapping

Answer 2

ensuring that features within a specified distance are automatically adjusted to meet exactly the same location to avoid gaps between features

Question 3

snap tolerance

Answer 3

distance set during editing such that new verticies close to an existing feature are snapped to it

Question 4

point snapping

Answer 4

ensuring that new vertices are automatically connected to existing point features

Question 5

vertex snapping

Answer 5

point at which the segments of a line or polygon feature change direction

Question 6

edge snaping

Answer 6

ensuring that new features are automatically connected to the edges of existing lines or polygons

Question 7

feature template

Answer 7

a set of properties and attributes that stores all the information needed to edit a layer

Question 8

sketch

Answer 8

a provisional figure created during editing; when finished , it becomes a feature ina data layer

Question 9

vertex menu

Answer 9

short context menu accessed by clicking on the sketch during editing

Question 10

sketch menu

Answer 10

context menu accessed by right-clicking off a sketch during editing