layers
collections of geographic objects that look alike and may contain features and
surfaces
features
a polygon, line or point. the geographic objects in a layer. vector data
surfaces
measurable values for any particular location on the earths surface. raster data. ex:
slope,...
the application for making maps and analyzing data
ArcCatalog
data management application
geodatabase
contains many different objects including feature classes, networks, tables, rasters,
feature class
a combination of like objects
layer file
references a feature class and stores information about its properties and how it
should be displayed. will come up with the exact same symbols and look when saved
here
shapefile
old data, contains a feature class
nominal data
names or uniquely identified objects
ex: state names, owner of parcel
single symbol map
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