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The Nature of Geographic Information

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Chapter 7: National Spatial Data Infrastructure II

  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Theme: Elevation
  • 3. Vector and Raster Approaches
  • 4. Contours
  • 5. Contouring By Hand
  • 6. Digital Line Graph (DLG)
  • 7. Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
  • 8. Interpolation
  • 9. Slope
  • 10. Relief Shading
  • 11. Lidar
  • 12. Global Elevation Data
  • 13. Bathymetry
  • 14. Statistical Surfaces
  • 15. Theme: Hydrography
  • 16. Theme: Transportation
  • 17. Theme: Governmental Units
  • 18. Theme: Cadastral
  • 19. Summary
  • 20. Bibliography

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Lessons

  • The Nature of Geographic Information
    • Chapter 1: Data and Information
    • Chapter 2: Scales and Transformations
    • Chapter 3: Census Data and Thematic Maps
    • Chapter 4: TIGER, Topology and Geocoding
    • Chapter 5: Land Surveying and GPS
    • Chapter 6: National Spatial Data Infrastructure I
    • Chapter 7: National Spatial Data Infrastructure II
      • 1. Overview
      • 2. Theme: Elevation
      • 3. Vector and Raster Approaches
      • 4. Contours
      • 5. Contouring By Hand
      • 6. Digital Line Graph (DLG)
      • 7. Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
      • 8. Interpolation
      • 9. Slope
      • 10. Relief Shading
      • 11. Lidar
      • 12. Global Elevation Data
      • 13. Bathymetry
      • 14. Statistical Surfaces
      • 15. Theme: Hydrography
      • 16. Theme: Transportation
      • 17. Theme: Governmental Units
      • 18. Theme: Cadastral
      • 19. Summary
      • 20. Bibliography
    • Chapter 8: Remotely Sensed Image Data
    • Chapter 9: Integrating Geographic Data

Course materials prepared by David DiBiase, with contributions from Ryan Baxter, Beth King, Jim Sloan, and Adreienne Goldsberry, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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