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GIS |
geogtaphic Information systems |
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Geography deff |
all aspects of what happens on earths surface natural and non |
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4 major parts of geography |
spatial tradition human-land tradition area studies tradition earth science tradition |
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systems def |
a set lf interrelated or interconnected parts tjat form an integrated unit. a systwm as a whole is greater than its parts |
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GIS deff |
a computer based technology and methodology for collecting, managing, analyzing, modeling and prescribing geographic data for a wide range of application |
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5 major components of gis |
hardware software data methods people |
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geodatabase deff |
a barell of data tapology within data |
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ENIAC |
electronic numerical integrator and calculator |
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what typified each of the 4 generations of computers |
vacuum tubes transistors circuts microchips |
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dbms |
database management system |
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esri |
environmental systems research institute |
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mge |
modular gos environment by intergraph |
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nsdi |
national spatial data infrastructure |
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nii |
national information infrastructureat |
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gui |
geographic user interface |
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lunr |
land use and natural resources inventpry |
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tiger |
topological integrated geographic encoding and referencing |
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dime |
dual independent map encoding |
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gimms |
geographic imformation mapping and management system |
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topology deff |
thw spatial relationship of features |
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pc |
peraonal computer |
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ascii |
american standard code for information interchange |
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nad |
th american datum |
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gcs |
geographic coordinate system. used 3d spherical serface to depict earth. measured in dd. unprojected |
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a properr map needs... |
date orientation geographical indicator scale legend author neatline title
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dog sled |
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who is kbow as inventor of geography |
erasrothenes. he created first world map with grid system 276-194 bc |
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2 types of maps |
general purpose maps themed maps (tax recorda, soil type) |
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waldo tobler |
had idea of putting maps into computer |
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mimo |
map in map out |
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ian mcharg |
proposed overlay method |
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roger tomlinson |
father of gis |
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cgis |
canadian geographic information syatem |
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jack dangermond |
created esri in 1982 |
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bayheim |
first globe in 1941 |
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geoid |
shape of earth. we need a datum to help define the geoid |
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datum |
multiple datapoints in one location |
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cartograms |
maps that show info but distort size |
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levels of measurement |
nominal cody savanah ordinal 1st 2nd 3rd interval elevation celcius ferenheight ratio kelvin population |
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spcs |
tatw pla e coordinate system |
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types of projections |
cylingrical conic azimuthal |
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standard deviation advantage |
points out outliers |
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hierarchical dbms |
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long vs flat |
long uses integers flat uses integers and decimals |
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deff query |
allows you to only work with data you need |
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sql |
standard query language |
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cm-in |
2.5cm-1in |
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km to m |
1.609km=1mile |
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cm to m |
100cm-1m |
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m to km |
1000m-1km |
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relate tables when have |
many to 1, manu to many |
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join tables when |
1 to 1, 1 to many |
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