GIS Lesson 1

Learning GIS

[peterheine]

Hello, Can you help me answer these questions. I do not see a way out.
a) Name common formats for the digital storage of geodata.
b) A common GIS functionality is the generation of piffer zones. Question: Name three areas of application for this functionality.
c) Which basic geometric objects are there and which file format will you save with ESRI?
d) Why is it important to consider the order of each layer in ArcMap? What happens in the data frame if the order is ignored?
e) What are the three types of color schemes and how do they differ?
f) How does the intersection of raster data work? What are the prerequisites for this?
g) What is the motivation for building spatial data infrastructures?
h) The length of a route is 15 mm in the map. How long is the distance in meters in reality at a map scale of 1: 2, 000, 1: 25, 000 and 1: 100, 000
i) Explain the principle of generalization. Which processes can be distinguished?
j) In ArcMap, how can geodata embedded in Excel files be included?
k) Name two software components (besides ArcMap) from ArcGIS Desktop.
l) What is the purpose of a world file and what parameters does it store?
m) Name one advantage and one disadvantage of HeTa over BeTa