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GIS Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024 A closed figure composed of x-y coordinate vertices is called a ________. - Answer ️️ - Polygon A raster portraying a _______ is an example of continuous data - Answer ️️ -Precipitation Map Data that have been tied to a specific location on the earth's surface is said to be ______. - Answer ️️ -Georeferenced Imagine you are looking at a geodatabase which contains 50 states, 500 cities, and 100 rivers. (fill in the box question) a) Ho...

.shp file*  - a vector data storage format (shapefile) for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. - stored in a set of related files and contains one feature class. active data frame*  The data frame currently being worked on - for example, the data frame to which layers are being added. The active data frame is highlighted on the map, and its name is shown in bold text in the table of contents. active layer  The layer that is currently active. ...

GISP Practice Exam Graded A+ Key Terms and Definitions - Precise and Accurate: The property indicating that the area for a parcel polygon in GIS may be considered both accurate and precise. - Points: In a vector data model, points utilize coordinate pairs to represent curvature within a line. - Spatial Analysis: GIS differentiates itself from traditional surveying and mapping by introducing spatial analysis techniques. - Datum: A mathematical model that relates to real-world features and d...

2023 NR322 FINAL EXAM – 2023/2024 NR322 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT GRADED A+ what are the three forms of vector data? ANSWERS lines, polygons, and points features ANSWERS individual items or objects in the layer how are features stored? ANSWERS using xy coordinates feature class ANSWERS A collection of features with the same geometry, coordinate system, and attributes what are the two components of all spatial data? ANSWERS geometry and attributes how are vector at...

Feature Class to Feature Class  Converts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class. Truncate Data  This python tool can be used to replace field names or data with (_) or other corrections. Extremely helpful when importing tabular data. Swipe Function  This tool can be used to compare layers such as yearly obesity from one year to the next using a swipe. Infographics  Geoenrichment data available through...

Feature Class to Feature Class - Converts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class. Truncate Data - This python tool can be used to replace field names or data with (_) or other corrections. Extremely helpful when importing tabular data. Swipe Function - This tool can be used to compare layers such as yearly obesity from one year to the next using a swipe. Infographics - Geoenrichment data available through ArcGIS online ...

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, temperature, rainfall attributes  found in the attribute table, links features and their attributes in order to ask questions about the information scale  the relationship between the size...

GIS Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024 A closed figure composed of x-y coordinate vertices is called a ________. - Answer ️️ - Polygon A raster portraying a _______ is an example of continuous data - Answer ️️ -Precipitation Map Data that have been tied to a specific location on the earth's surface is said to be ______. - Answer ️️ -Georeferenced Imagine you are looking at a geodatabase which contains 50 states, 500 cities, and 100 rivers. (fill in the box question) a) Ho...

GIS Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024 A closed figure composed of x-y coordinate vertices is called a ________. - Answer ️️ - Polygon A raster portraying a _______ is an example of continuous data - Answer ️️ -Precipitation Map Data that have been tied to a specific location on the earth's surface is said to be ______. - Answer ️️ -Georeferenced Imagine you are looking at a geodatabase which contains 50 states, 500 cities, and 100 rivers. (fill in the box question) a) Ho...

What property of a shapefile should an analyst be aware of when creating statistics from numeric fields? - correct answer Shapefiles CANNOT store currency values. A GIS analyst is editing several feature classes associated with city utilities. The analyst selects a line feature class that represents the city's gas main, and opens Create Features. By default, which type of features are created? - correct answer Polylines An ArcMap user needs to inspect the geometry and attribute schema pr...