Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  1. GIS Data Models
    1. Representing Geographic Features
      1. Spatial Data Representation
        1. Attribute Data Representation
          1. Temporal Data Representation
          2. Vector Data Model
            1. Core Geometric Primitives
              1. Points
                1. Definition and Properties
                  1. Examples and Uses
                    1. Storage Requirements
                    2. Lines
                      1. Definition and Properties
                        1. Examples and Uses
                          1. Polylines and Arcs
                          2. Polygons
                            1. Definition and Properties
                              1. Examples and Uses
                                1. Simple vs Complex Polygons
                              2. Topology in Vector Models
                                1. Node-Arc-Polygon Structure
                                  1. Topological Relationships
                                    1. Topological Rules
                                      1. Error Detection and Correction
                                      2. Attribute Data
                                        1. Attribute Tables
                                          1. Structure and Fields
                                            1. Data Types
                                              1. Primary Keys
                                              2. Joining and Relating Tables
                                                1. One-to-One Relationships
                                                  1. One-to-Many Relationships
                                                    1. Many-to-Many Relationships
                                                  2. Common Vector Data Formats
                                                    1. Shapefile
                                                      1. File Structure
                                                        1. Limitations
                                                          1. Best Practices
                                                          2. Geodatabase Feature Class
                                                            1. Personal Geodatabase
                                                              1. File Geodatabase
                                                                1. Enterprise Geodatabase
                                                                2. GeoJSON
                                                                  1. Structure and Syntax
                                                                    1. Web Applications
                                                                    2. KML
                                                                      1. Google Earth Integration
                                                                        1. Styling Capabilities
                                                                    3. Raster Data Model
                                                                      1. The Grid Structure
                                                                        1. Cells and Pixels
                                                                          1. Cell Size and Resolution
                                                                            1. Spatial Resolution Trade-offs
                                                                            2. Cell Values
                                                                              1. Integer Data Types
                                                                                1. Floating Point Data Types
                                                                                  1. NoData Values
                                                                                  2. Raster Extent and Origin
                                                                                  3. Types of Raster Data
                                                                                    1. Discrete Rasters
                                                                                      1. Land Cover Classifications
                                                                                        1. Administrative Boundaries
                                                                                        2. Continuous Rasters
                                                                                          1. Digital Elevation Models
                                                                                            1. Temperature Surfaces
                                                                                              1. Precipitation Data
                                                                                            2. Raster Data Structures
                                                                                              1. Cell-by-Cell Encoding
                                                                                                1. Run-Length Encoding
                                                                                                  1. Quad-Tree Structure
                                                                                                    1. Hierarchical Data Formats
                                                                                                    2. Common Raster Data Formats
                                                                                                      1. TIFF and GeoTIFF
                                                                                                        1. Metadata Storage
                                                                                                          1. Georeferencing Information
                                                                                                          2. JPEG2000
                                                                                                            1. Compression Benefits
                                                                                                              1. Wavelet Compression
                                                                                                              2. Esri Grid
                                                                                                                1. ASCII Grid Format
                                                                                                                  1. Binary Grid Format
                                                                                                                  2. NetCDF
                                                                                                                    1. Multidimensional Data
                                                                                                                      1. Climate Data Applications

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