BIS 342 Midterm
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1. GIS definition the study and analysis of maps and geography and how to use them in
powerful ways
an 'information system' that uses geographically referenced data as well as
non-spatial data , and includes operations which support spatial analysis
2. spatial data any type of data that directly or indirectly references a specific geographical
area or location
3. non-spatial data information which is independent of all geometric considerations (ex.
height, age, etc.)
4. vector data a geographic data type where data is stored as a collection of points, lines
,or polygons along with attribute data (discrete)
5. raster data a geographic data type where features are represented by dividing the
world into pixels laid out in a grid. Each pixel has a value that is used to
represent a single attribute (continuous)
6. What two data types spatial and non-spatial
make up an attribute
table?
7. What are the 3 parts GUI (graphic user interface), data management, and tools/functions
of software?
8. What is the GUI in Ar- the map; a map-centric application that supports integrated editing and
cGIS? viewing
9. What is the data man- the catalog pane; a data-centric application for browsing and managing
agement in ArcGIS? geographic data in databases
10. the toolbox; a tool-oriented application for performing geoprocessing
analysis
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, BIS 342 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e1259d
What are the
tools/functions in Ar-
cGIS?
11. What is API? application programming interface; mechanisms that enable two parts of
software to communicate with each other
ex. a weather weather app that a viewer interacts with uses APIs to connect
to the company's weather data
12. What are the exten- .shp
sions of the 3 files that .dbf
are required to load a .shx/.sbn
shape file in ArcGIS?
13. .shp file contains... the geometry of each feature in a image (the actual shape)
14. .dbf file contains... attribute data for all features in a dataset
15. .shx/.sbn files con- the spatial index that allows GIS systems to find features within the .SHP file
tain... more quickly
16. what does Geograph- relating to the surface of the Earth
ic mean in GIS?
17. what does Informa- assembled/refined data
tion mean in GIS?
18. What does DIKW Data, Information, Knowledge Wisdom. Data is the base, and Wisdom is the
stand for? What is at top
the base and what is
at the top of the pyra-
mid?
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e1259d
1. GIS definition the study and analysis of maps and geography and how to use them in
powerful ways
an 'information system' that uses geographically referenced data as well as
non-spatial data , and includes operations which support spatial analysis
2. spatial data any type of data that directly or indirectly references a specific geographical
area or location
3. non-spatial data information which is independent of all geometric considerations (ex.
height, age, etc.)
4. vector data a geographic data type where data is stored as a collection of points, lines
,or polygons along with attribute data (discrete)
5. raster data a geographic data type where features are represented by dividing the
world into pixels laid out in a grid. Each pixel has a value that is used to
represent a single attribute (continuous)
6. What two data types spatial and non-spatial
make up an attribute
table?
7. What are the 3 parts GUI (graphic user interface), data management, and tools/functions
of software?
8. What is the GUI in Ar- the map; a map-centric application that supports integrated editing and
cGIS? viewing
9. What is the data man- the catalog pane; a data-centric application for browsing and managing
agement in ArcGIS? geographic data in databases
10. the toolbox; a tool-oriented application for performing geoprocessing
analysis
1/7
, BIS 342 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e1259d
What are the
tools/functions in Ar-
cGIS?
11. What is API? application programming interface; mechanisms that enable two parts of
software to communicate with each other
ex. a weather weather app that a viewer interacts with uses APIs to connect
to the company's weather data
12. What are the exten- .shp
sions of the 3 files that .dbf
are required to load a .shx/.sbn
shape file in ArcGIS?
13. .shp file contains... the geometry of each feature in a image (the actual shape)
14. .dbf file contains... attribute data for all features in a dataset
15. .shx/.sbn files con- the spatial index that allows GIS systems to find features within the .SHP file
tain... more quickly
16. what does Geograph- relating to the surface of the Earth
ic mean in GIS?
17. what does Informa- assembled/refined data
tion mean in GIS?
18. What does DIKW Data, Information, Knowledge Wisdom. Data is the base, and Wisdom is the
stand for? What is at top
the base and what is
at the top of the pyra-
mid?
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