GIS

Question 1

GIS

Answer 1

Geographical Information System
- computer-based geographical tool for collecting, storing, analyzing, managing, modeling and presenting geographical data for a wide range of uses

Question 2

Passive remote sensing

Answer 2

Collecting data that constantly radiates from the earth

Question 3

Active remote sensing

Answer 3

Collecting data only when the satellite sends radiation to the target area

Question 4

Data overlay

Answer 4

Enables us to analyze, compare and establish relationships between different sets of data

Question 5

Buffering

Answer 5

The process of drawing a zone of a specific distance around a particular feature

Question 6

Sphere of influence

Answer 6

A buffer zone which shows the people and places most affected by a feature

Question 7

Zone of protection

Answer 7

A buffer zone which shows an area where people and places are less impacted by a feature because they are within a certain distance of another feature
( e.g. liquor stores and schools)