AT Unit 3 Vocabulary review
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Metadata | Info about the shapefile and its creation process
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| Display units | The units of measurements displayed in Arcmap both on the bottom of the screen and in the scale bar in the map printout.
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| UTM | Universal Transverse Mercator
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| Coordinate system | The format that is used to put round data on a flat map
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| Point Feature | Part of a feature class composed of point data, based on a single xy location
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| Digitize | The process of transforming data from an image into a single shapefile
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| Sketch Tool | in Arcgis a tool that appears like a pencil and used for the digitizing and editing process
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| Line feature | Part of a feature class composed of line data based upon two or more xy locations directly used against one another
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| Polygon Feature | part of a feature class composed of point data based on a single location
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| Thumb stick | Device on a Garmin etrex unit that is used to select options
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| Waypoint | Locations or positions of landmarks or other points of interest that can be taken with a GPS
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| GPS collection | A globally navigated system with 24+ satellites orbiting the earth at an altitude of 12,000 miles that provide precise worldwide positioning
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| Bearing | The direction you travel from your current position
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| Course | The direction you travel from your starting position
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| Elevation | The altitude above sea level
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| Heading | The direction you are moving
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| Route | A group of waypoint in their navigational order that can be entered into a GPS unit
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| Track | The current direction traveled relative to the ground position
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| UTC | Coordinated universal time; the time format that replaced GMT in 1986
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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