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1. thematic map

An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyA vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. A shapefile is stored in a set of related files and contains one feature class

2. many-to-one relationship

3. classification

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyA vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. A shapefile is stored in a set of related files and contains one feature classAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

4. shapefile

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendA vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. A shapefile is stored in a set of related files and contains one feature class

5. interpolation

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendThe estimation of surface values at unsampled points based on known surface values of surrounding points. Interpolation is commonly a raster operation, but it can also be done in a vector environment using a TIN surface model. There are several well-known interpolation techniques, including spline and kriging.An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second table

6. database

The process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendOne or more structured sets of persistent data, managed and stored as a unit and generally associated with software to update and query the data. A simple database might be a single file with many records, each of which references the same set of fields. A GIS database includes data about the spatial locations and shapes of geographic features recorded as points, lines, areas, pixels, grid cells, or TINs, as well as their attributes.An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geology

7. Arc/INFO

a full-featured geographic information system produced by Esri, and is the highest level of licensing (and therefore functionality) in the ArcGIS Desktop product line. It was originally a command-line based systemA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second table

8. grid

The process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableIn cartography, any network of parallel and perpendicular lines superimposed on a map and used for reference. These grids are usually referred to by the map projection or coordinate system they represent, such as universal transverse Mercator gridA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geology

9. toolbar

An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyA graphical user interface (GUI) with buttons that allow users to execute software commands

10. Layout view

The process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legenda view that shows the virtual page upon which geographic data and map elements, such as titles, legends, and scale bars, are placed and arranged for printingA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second table

11. .tfw

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendTiff World File --> is used to georeference a .tif file. The .tfw file provides real world coordinate information that allows a corresponding .tif file to be correctly positioned on a map or in a mapping system.An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second table

12. latitude

An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe angular distance, usually measured in degrees north or south of the equator. Lines of latitude are also referred to as parallels.A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

13. byte

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe smallest addressable unit of data storage within a computer, almost always equivalent to 8 bits and containing one characterAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

14. GCS

Geographic coordinate systems --> identify a point on projectionAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geology

15. ArcMap

the application used to view, edit and query geospatial data, and create maps. The ArcMap interface has two main sections, including a table of contents on the left and the data frame(s) which display the mapThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geology

16. CAD

An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableComputer-aided draftingA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

17. arc

On a map, a shape defined by a connected series of unique x,y coordinate pairs. An arc may be straight or curved.An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geology

18. equator

An association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe parallel of reference that is equidistant from the poles and defines the origin of latitude values.A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

19. dot density map

The process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyA quantitative, thematic map on which dots of the same size are randomly placed in proportion to a numeric attribute associated with an area. Dot density maps convey the intensity of an attribute.

20. ArcView project

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableIn ArcView 3, a file for creating and storing documents for GIS work. All activity in ArcView 3 takes place within project files, which use five types of documents to organize information: views, tables, charts, layouts, and Avenue scripts. A project file organizes its documents and stores their unique settings in an ASCII format file with the extension .apr

21. georeferencing

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableAligning geographic data to a known coordinate system so it can be viewed, queried, and analyzed with other geographic data. Georeferencing may involve shifting, rotating, scaling, skewing, and in some cases warping, rubber sheeting, or orthorectifying the data.The process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

22. .apr

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyarcview project. project file format used by ArcView. APR files store numerous ArcView documents, such as views, tables, charts, layouts, and scriptsAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

23. extension

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyIn ArcGIS, an optional software module that adds specialized tools and functionality to ArcGIS Desktop. ArcGIS Network Analyst, ArcGIS StreetMap, and ArcGIS Business Analyst are examples of ArcGIS extensionsAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

24. joining tables

A map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legendAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableused to append the fields of one table to those of another through an attribute or field common to both tables. You can choose to define the join based on either attributes or a predefined geodatabase relationship class or by location (also referred to as a spatial join)

25. ArcGIS

geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic informationAn association between two linked or joined tables in which many records in the first table may correspond to a single record in the second tableA map designed to convey information about a single topic or theme, such as population density or geologyThe process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members of a group by the same symbol, usually defined in a legend

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