Test3 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Using your computer mouse to vectorize building footprints visible in a digital orthoimage is an example of which type of manual digitizing process?
heads up
Using your computer mouse to digitize a hard copy map in a raster format is an example of which type of manual digitizing process?
scanning Using your computer mouse to digitize a hard copy map in a raster format is an example of which type of manual digitizing process?
Using your computer mouse to digitize using a tabletop digitizer to manually vectorize hard copy maps is an example of which type of manual digitizing process?
digitizing
Using your computer mouse is an automated approach that uses artificial intelligence to digitize data is an example of which type of manual digitizing process?
deep learning
Which of the following is an advantage of manual over automated digitization?
Requires easily mastered skills Capture legacy source materials Digitizing devices are reliable Predictable timeline and outcome Data quality can be very high
Population density is a ___ geographic phenomena that is best modeled as ____ data.
continuous, raster Population density is a ___ geographic phenomena that is best modeled as ____ data.
Elevation contours, fire stations, and streams are ____ geographic phenomena best modeled as ____ data.
discrete, vector Elevation contours, fire stations, and streams are ____ geographic phenomena best modeled as ____ data.
The number 99.99999 is which type of number?
Floating Point
Small integer, large integer, and whole number are NOT ___ numbers.
decimal
When creating new or modifying vector features in ArcGIS, which of the following actions will preserve your edits?
Clicking the Save button on the Edit ribbon
The _____ _____ point construction tool creates a vertex/point at one of two possible intersecting radial distances
Distance-Distance The _____ _____ point construction tool creates a vertex/point at one of two possible intersecting radial distances
The ____ ____ construction tool creates a vertex/point at the inferred intersection of two segments.
Intersection point
The ____ _____ construction tool creates a vertex/point at the midpoint between two locations
Midpoint point
Use the _____/_____ Line construction tool if you know the exact angle and length of the line.
Direction/Distance
The _____ _____ construction tool creates a single straight line segment between two nodes.
2-Point Line The _____ _____ construction tool creates a single straight line segment between two nodes.
The _____ _____ construction tool creates a 90-degree straight line segment at a right angle to the previous segment.
Right Angle
The _____ construction tool creates a series of straight line segments radiating from the same start node.
Radial The _____ construction tool creates a series of straight line segments radiating from the same start node.
The ___ ___ ____ construction tool creates a curve by clicking in succession the beginning point, along the curve, and the end point.
Arc Segment curve
The ___ ___ ___ construction tool creates a curved segment from a start node, an end node, and a radius.
Endpoint Arc curve The ___ ___ ___ construction tool creates a curved segment from a start node, an end node, and a radius.
The ___ ___ ___ construction tool creates a curved segment from a tangent line, radius, and end node.
Tangent Arc curve The ___ ___ ___ construction tool creates a curved segment from a tangent line, radius, and end node.
What line type is best for creating the shortest line between two points on a spherical surface?
Geodesic Line What line type is best for creating the shortest line between two points on a spherical surface?
True or False: In GIS, the modeled grid surface and the ground surface are always the same.
False
____ is defined as the properties of geometric objects preserved under continuous deformation.
Topology
The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area; The study of the land surface; The configuration of a surface including its relief and the position of its natural and man-made features
Topography
