gis network analysis

Question 1

edge

Answer 1

line feature that participates in a gemetric network; a shared boundary between two features being edited using topology

Question 2

junction

Answer 2

a point connecting two linear edges of a geometric network

Question 3

geometric network

Answer 3

a system of linear edges and point junctions used to model the flow of commodities, such as traffic or utilities

Question 4

logical network

Answer 4

information stored in separate tables that keeps track of relationships between elements of a network

Question 5

source

Answer 5

location that produces or inititates the flow of a commodity through a network

Question 6

sink

Answer 6

a location on a network that pulls or consumes the commodity flowing through the network

Question 7

solver

Answer 7

program that analyzes flows or paths through a network

Question 8

flag

Answer 8

a marker showing a point of interest in a network, such as a start point or endpoint for a path or a stop along a route

Question 9

barrier

Answer 9

object that prevents flow or travel

Question 10

network weights

Answer 10

values associated network elements that indicate the cost to traverse the element

Question 11

trace

Answer 11

to follow an existing linear feature, as when analyzing network paths or creating a new feature that follows or is offset from an existing one