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Geographic Information Systems. Using ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 INTRODUCTION. GIS = Geographic Information System = a software package aimed to import, store , handle , edit , view , query , analyse and print geographic information. INTRODUCTION. DATA STRUCTURES Vector Raster
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GeographicInformationSystems UsingESRI ArcGIS 9.3 INTRODUCTION
GIS = Geographic Information System= a software package aimedto import, store, handle, edit, view, query, analyse and printgeographic information INTRODUCTION
DATA STRUCTURES Vector Raster Table INTRODUCTION
DATA STRUCTURES: Vector Precise butcomplicated Points Polylines Polygons INTRODUCTION
DATA STRUCTURES: Vector Precise butcomplicated Points Polylines Polygons INTRODUCTION
DATA STRUCTURES: Vector Precise butcomplicated Points Polylines Polygons INTRODUCTION
DATA STRUCTURES: Raster Easy tohandlebut low precision INTRODUCTION
DATA STRUCTURES: Tables Ancillary information with no georeference (no coordinates) INTRODUCTION
GEOREFERENCE INTRODUCTION Coordinates (X, Y or Lat, Lon) + Coordinate System (Geographic / Projected, Method, Geodeticparameters) Everygeographicobject (point, polyline, polygon or raster) ischaracterizedbyits position on the Earth’s surface
ArcCatalog -> File management ArcGlobe -> Global representation ArcMap -> Editing, analysis and representation ArcReader -> Map scanning ArcScene -> 3D representation Desktop Ad. -> Programsetup ArcToolBox -> More Analysistools ArcInfo -> Advancedanalysis ESRI ArcGIS 9.3