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Geog 458:Map Sources and Errors
January 27, 2006
Midterm Review
Sample questions
Contextualizing spatial data
• Discuss the value of metadata
• What is the vision of NSDI?
• How do inter-agency initiatives – national map, geospatial one stop, and FGDC – fit together?
• What are core components of NSDI?
Representing Geography
• What are building blocks of geographic representation?
• What is topology? How is it stored in a table?
• How does generalization algorithms work?
• What is hybrid GIS?
• What is TIN? How does it work?
Data collection
• How is spatial data collected?
• What are three key aspects of resolutions of remotely sensed image?
• What is the advantage of using active remote sensing system?
• Compare and contrast aerial photo and satellite image
• What is SDTS?
Georeferencing
• What are basic assumptions of address geocoding?
• What is linear referencing?• What is ellipsoid?• How is NAD27 different from NAD83?• {T,F} UTM has equatorial aspect• {T,F} SPC adopts one projection• Which geometric property is preserved in UTM
Data storage and editing
• How can be examining dangling nodes helpful in detecting potential errors?
• When do you use rubber-sheeting?
• What are five components of data quality?
• Give me examples of attribute accuracy
• Give me examples of logical consistency