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Data Acquisition

Chapter Outline

3.1 Data Acquisition in GIS

3.2 Analog Maps

3.3 Aerial Photographs

3.4 Satellite Imagery

3.5 Ground Survey

3.6 Global Positioning System

3.7 Reports and Publications

3.8 Digitizers (for Vector Data Input)

3.9 Scanners (for Raster Data Input)

3.10 Digital Mapping by Aerial Photogrammetry

3.11 Remote Sensing with Satellite Imagery

3.12 Rasterisation

3.13 Vectorisation

3.14 Advanced Technologies for Primary Data Acquisition

3.15 Digital Mapping by Aerial Photogrammetry

3.16 Digital Data Acquisition

3.17 Data Processing

3.18 Digitizing Issues

3.19 Functions of GIS

3.20 Spatial Data Relationships

3.22 Comparison of Analog Map vs. Digital Map

3.1 Data Acquisition in GIS

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