
DA-30 - GIS&T and Landscape Ecology | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Apr 25, 2022 · Landscape ecology is a transdisciplinary science dedicated to the study of the interactions among landscape heterogeneity, humans, and natural system. Since its inception in the …
Data Management | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Data management involves the theories and techniques for managing the entire data lifecycle, from data collection to data format conversion, from data storage to data sharing and retrieval, to data …
photogrammetry | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
DC-24 - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are revolutionizing how GIS&T researchers and practitioners model and analyze our world. Compared to traditional remote …
spectral band | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
DC-16 - Nature of Multispectral Image Data A multispectral image comprises a set of co-registered images, each of which captures the spatially varying brightness of a scene in a specific spectral …
DC-26 - Remote Sensing Platforms | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Oct 15, 2018 · Remote sensing means acquiring and measuring information about an object or phenomenon via a device that is not in physical or direct contact with what is being studied (Colwell, …
KE-33 - Organizational Models for GIS Management
Mar 30, 2018 · Organizational structures and management practices for GIS programs are numerous and complex. This topic begins with an explanation of organizational and management concepts and …
FC-22 - Geometric Primitives and Algorithms | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Geometric primitives are the representations used and computations performed in a GIS that concern the spatial aspects of the data, data objects described by coordinates. In vector geometry, we …
CV-35 - Geovisualization | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Jun 15, 2018 · Geovisualization is primarily understood as the process of interactively visualizing geographic information in any of the steps in spatial analyses, even though it can also refer to the …
AM-46 - Location-allocation modeling | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
Location-allocation models involve two principal elements: 1) multiple facility location; and 2) the allocation of the services or products provided by those facilities to places of demand. Such models …
Search Page | GIS&T Body of Knowledge
PD-01 - Linear Programming and GIS Linear programming is a set of methods for finding optimal solutions to mathematical models composed of a set of linear functions. Many spatial location …