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      • Chapter One Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - What is GIS?
      • Section Three - Why Do We Need A GIS?
      • Section Four - Putting it all Together: An Example
      • Section Five - Uses of GIS
      • Section Six - History of GIS
      • Chapter Two Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Geodesy
      • Section Three - Mathematically Measuring the Earth
      • Section Four: Latitude and Longitude - One Example of a Geographic Grid
      • Section Five: Geodetic Datums: Combining Reference Ellipsoids and Geoids
      • Section Six: Geographic Coordinate Systems
      • Section Seven: Projection Methods
      • Section Eight- Projected Coordinate Systems
      • Section Nine: Just a Few Extras
      • Chapter Three Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Vector Data
      • Section Three - Raster Data
      • Section Four - Discrete and Continuous Data
      • Section Five - Data Tables
      • Section Six - Introduction to Attribute Tables
      • Chapter Four Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Data Models
      • Section Three - Meet ArcGIS Pro Catalog View
      • Section Four - Meet ArcGIS Pro Maps and Layouts
      • Section Five - What Are Relational Databases and Geodatabases
      • Chapter Five Title Page
      • Section One - Introduction
      • Section Two - Attribute Tables: An Overview
      • Section Three - Attribute Tables Basics
      • Section Four: Selecting Data in ArcMap - The Basics of Making Selections
      • Section Five: Using Selected Data
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Chapter Six: Digitizing, Creating, and Editing Data

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Chapter Goals

  1. Define primary data
  2. Define secondary data
  3. Define derived data
  4. Define and explain manual or hardcopy digitizing
  5. Define and explain heads-up or on-screen digitizing
  6. Explain when manual or heads-up digitizing might be used
  7. Define and explain Remote Sensing
  8. Know when remotely sensed images are used in GIS
  9. Define spatial resolution
  10. Define temporal resolution
  11. Define and explain basemaps
  12. Define and explain georeferencing
  13. Know when georeferencing is necessary
  14. Generally describe the process of georeferencing
  15. Generally describe the process/steps of creating a new shapefile or feature class
  1. Define and explain geocoding and reverse geocoding
  2. Define GPS
  3. Recognize GPS data collection applications for GPS recievers and smartphones/tablets
  4. Define and explain crowdsourcing
  5. Define and explain direct feature editing and attribute table editing
  6. Know the difference between the Define Projection tool and the Project tool, including when to use each one
  7. Define and explain geographic transformation
  8. Know when to use a geographic transformation specifically as a parameter of the Project tool
  9. Know the difference between Calculate Field and Calculate Geometry, including when to use each one

Chapter Sections

  • Section One - Introduction
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