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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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When did GIS first appear

A

the 1960s

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2
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Who was GIS first developed by?

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Roger Tomlinson

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3
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Where was it invented

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The Harvard Lab for computer graphics founded by Howard Fisher

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4
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What are some trends in GIS

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Proliferation of:
-options for data sharing
-options for working w/ GIS
-Expansion of GIS to wireless
-Emphasis on open-source solutions
-Customization
-Web GIS

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5
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What are some views that display GIS data sets

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-toolboxes
-databases
-styles
-folders
-locators
-layout

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6
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Which ribbons are always visible in ArcGIS pro

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Core ribbons

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7
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Which ribbons only appear when the application is in a particular state?

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Contextual ribbons

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8
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Which view affects which tabs appear on ribbon

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Active view

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9
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Which pane displays content of a view

A

Contents pane

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10
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Which pane displays the context of a project

A

catalog pane

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What is the object-based approach of Geographic space representation?

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-an approach that treats geog. space as populated by discrete and identifiable objects

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12
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What are the two classes of spatial objects and what do they do?

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-Exact objects have well defined boundaries
-Inexact objects have fuzzy boundaries

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13
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Using vector data (points, lines, polygons), what would you use to represent a building?

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Points or polygons, depending on the context

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Using vector data (points, lines, polygons), what would you use to represent a road?

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Lines

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15
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What vector data would you use to represent a parking lot garage?

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polygon

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16
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What vector data should be used to represent road parking?

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points

17
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What is the field-based approach to geographic spatial representation?

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An approach that treats geographic space as populated by a spatial phenomena, which are real world features that vary continuously over space with no specific extent.

18
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What is vector data?

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Uses sets of coordinates and associated attribute data to define discrete objects

19
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What is a feature class

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Similar features stored together with only 1 geometry type that needs to be the same thing

20
Q

how do you represent the location of discrete data?

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with x, y pairs

21
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What is an attribute table?

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A table that stores non-spatial info related to the future

22
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What is raster data

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Grid cell or pixel data used to represent things like precipitation, elevation, temperature, etc.

23
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What is the purpose of the values of each grid cell in raster data?

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To correspond to the characteristic of a cell phenomenon at the cell location.

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