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GIS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE What does GIS stand for? - answerGeographic information system Given a good definition for GIS, list the four components and put a star next to the most important one - answersoftware, hardware, spatial data, people* List four things GIS can d...

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GIS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE


What does GIS stand for? - answerGeographic information system



Given a good definition for GIS, list the four components and put a star
next to the most important one - answersoftware, hardware, spatial data,
people*



List four things GIS can do - answerenter data, store/display data, analyze data,
manipulate data



Name the two general types/kind of data - answerattribute and spatial



example of spatial data - answerspaulding hall, room 217, UNH, Durham NH



example of attribute data - answerthere are 30 cats in a veternarian clinic. 15 of the
cats are black



spatial data - answergeometric, coordinates, location



attribute - answernon-spatial characteristics

nominal (descriptive), ordinal (range), interval/ratio (order and distance)



uses lines, points(x,y) and polygons to make up spatial features on a map.
The topology is CREATED using attribute tables and features. More
complex but more visually pleasing - answerVector format data



topology - answerwhat is next to what and what is connected to what. the
spatial relationship between cartographic features. defines adjacency and
connectivity.

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