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GEOG 287 MidTerm Fill In The Blanks

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Question: What are ? Answer: Apply algorithmic functions to recalculate cell values based on type filter .
Question: How are filters used for reclassification ? Answer: Apply algorithmic functions to recalculate cell values based on given inputs (edge , fragmentation, steepness of slope).
Question: What’s the difference between and roving window filters?Answer: *Static = Block Function (whole Neighborhood) *Roving = Focal Functions (looks at each Kernel makes an evaluation, and on to next Kernel)
Question: What are -level objects? Answer: Important to the to understand x, y coordinates (Nodes). Importance for a future evaluation.
Question: Give two examples of higher-level objects for each of the following feature : Points, Lines, PolygonsAnswer: *Points- Centroid, Node *Lines- Edge, , Networks *Polygons- Regions (multi-part), Island
Question: Explain why the analysis piece of GIS is often the most abused aspect and give an to support your explanation. Answer: *People not applying the right tools or evaluating the data to know if make sense. *An example is using Jenk’s Natural breaks as the default classification, although the data may not be normalized for natural breaks,
Question: What is ? Answer: Rate of Change as you move space
Question: How is slope in a vector data model?Answer: Using TIN- Triangular irregular networks (TIN)
Question: How is slope implemented in a data model?Answer: Using a Filter, roving window of the .
Question: What are Map Algebra ?Answer: * Formulating command statements that perform cartographic analysis. Creates new * Raster Calculator tool contains the functions and is used to perform them
Question: Name, explain and give an of Local functionsAnswer: *Looks at cell/kernel. The value in the output is contingent only on the input cell at that location. * An example: Highest Position (conditional finds the highest point)
Question: Name, explain and give an of Focal functionsAnswer: *Classifies per neighborhood. value results from neighborhood of the input. * An example is: Focal Statistics
Question: Name, explain and give an of Global functionsAnswer: *Evaluates the entire grid. *An example: high/low
Question: Name, explain and give an example of Block Answer: *Aggregates to evaluate a value as a block. Blocks don't overlap, value in block computed and written to all cells of the block. * Example Block Statistics-Mean (finds the mean of each neighborhood)
Question: Name, explain and give an of Zonal functionsAnswer: *Evaluates value Per zone. All output cells get the same value. *An is Zonal Area
Question: What are the four basic reasons used to define a buffer distance? (I.E. what drives you to establish a distance of 50?) Describe them.Answer: * Arbitrary - random * Causative – function about what is going on, movement * Measureable – measuring out (or in) from a feature for informational purposes * Mandated – buffer given by
Question: Provide two methods to measure of a set of data. Explain each.Answer: * Range = Highest – lowest value. Shows the spread of the values * Standard deviation = the average between frequencies
Question: Give an example of a simple that aggregates two or more classes together into single class.Answer: * Reclassify slopes: 0-10 degrees = 1, 10-20 = 2, etc to a new
Question: What is intervisibility ?Answer: Determines what you can see from a (cell)
Question: What is a ?Answer: Output of what you can see in intervisibility
Question: How does one calculate a viewshed in ? Answer: TIN- Triangular irregular networks (TIN) functions
Question: How does one calculate a in raster? Answer: Using the extended neighborhood
Question: Describe some uses of intervisibility .Answer: LOS for fire tower, location of cell tower
Question: What is the of Euler numbers? Answer: To measure the degree of fragmentation as the of perforation
Question: What factors influence a having a particular Euler number? Answer: Number of and Fragments
Question: Why is it important to be able to , identify, count and separately tabulate and display individual items? Answer: First Steps in order to perform
Question: When measuring the distance between two features one could use “simple distance” Explain what that . Give Examples.Answer: Simple Distance (Euclidian) is a straight line, regardless of barriers or impedance, direction and cost. o Euclidean/isotropic o line distance o Doesn’t matter the direction you measure * No factors adding to cost of movement
Question: When measuring the distance between two one could use “Functional distance” Explain what that means. Give examples.Answer: Functional Distance is a distance based on path, in one direction, with the least calculated cost. o o Measures in a specific direction o Least cost paths * Slope, friction, barriers, etc
Question: What are some similarities and from simple and functional distance?Answer: *Similarities: Both try to determine a distance between two points. *Differences: simple straight line regardless of barriers or impedance. Functional determines the best path best on cost inputs.
Question: What is frequency? Answer: values within a dataset
Question: What is Relative ?Answer: Relative Frequency is the of the values
Question: What is/are the dimensions associated with points, lines and ?Answer: *Point-zero, none *Line-one, length *Poly- two, and width
Question: What are different measurements you could make on a line feature? Answer: *Sinuosity *Length *Orientation
Question: What are three different measurements you could make on a feature? Answer: *Area *Perimeter *Angles
Question: What is the main between an isotropic and an anisotropic surface? Answer: Direction. We use (example walking up and down a hill, use same cost value)
Question: What are the differences between a Bar and a Histogram?Answer: Bar charts represent Qualitative categories not contiguous (touching bars) Histogram represents Quantitative Continuous Numeric values of a single category (Bars must )
Question: Make sure to review graphic of categorical types (was on test).Answer: *Top left-Natural Breaks *Top right- Algorithimic progression *Bottom left- Standard Deviation *Bottom right- Equal or Interval
 
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