Data Management | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Data management involves the theories and techniques for managing the entire data lifecycle, from data collection to data format conversion, from data storage to data sharing and retrieval, …
CV-07 - Visual Hierarchy and Layout | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Mapmaking, by digital or manual methods, involves taking complex geographic information and building a visual image with many components. Creating effective maps requires an …
FC-22 - Geometric Primitives and Algorithms | GIS&T Body of …
Computations on geometric objects show up in data simplification, neighborhood analysis, spatial clustering, spatial interpolation, automated text placement, segmentation of trajectories, map …
CV-35 - Geovisualization | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Jun 15, 2018 · The term is used inconsistently, referring to a map, a display type, a process, a technique, a way of using maps, and an academic discipline. Despite this inconsistency, the …
level of measurement | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Cartographers developed the visual variable system, a graphic vocabulary, to express these relationships on maps. Map readers respond to the visual variable system in predictable ways, …
DC-10 - Aerial Photography: History and Georeferencing
May 1, 2019 · In its simplest form photogrammetry can be used to calculate the scale of a vertical aerial photograph by measuring the straight distance between two points on the photograph …