GPH 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Geographic Information System
10 Jul 2020
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Answers do not need to be longer than a page, but can be if you wish. A map displaying your locations and study area boundary. A map displaying quantitative data by an interval or ratio scale such as population density. A map displaying your created bu ers around your locations. A map displaying data from the map overlay. Cartographic elements di erent elements placed on a map to help readers understand the map title, legend, north arrow, scale bar (refer to lecture 1 examples found on slides 38 through 41) Smart maps linking a database to a map. Set of tools for info linked to locations. Collects and somewhat processes spatial data from di erent places. Largely responsible for transformation of di erent types of spatial data. Organizes spatial data in a way where we can easily access, update, and edit it. Displays all parts of the data in some way. Provides tools to store, analyze, and display geographic info.
