GIS Day 2020!
Across
- 3. This contains GIS data, such as parcel lines or rivers.
- 5. A storage space for your GIS data.
- 7. Used to represent streets, rivers, and sidewalks.
- 8. A large, highly detailed photograph (hint: one of these is hanging in the TED/WRS conference room!)
- 9. The ratio between a distance on a map and the distance on the ground.
- 12. A tool used in GIS to extract only the features that fall within a boundary.
- 13. A way to temporarily or permanently combine the attributes of two layers, or a layer and a table.
- 16. A coding language used in GIS.
- 17. The newest version of ArcGIS software.
- 18. City Hall is in this city!
- 20. This tool permanently combines two layers with the same geometry (ex: both points, lines, or polygons).
- 22. A type of analysis that focuses on the location in space of different features.
- 24. An underlying layer that serves as the base of a map.
- 26. The North-South location of a feature, or the Y-axis.
- 27. How features are displayed on a map. This tool determines color and symbol options.
- 30. Using tools to alter features.
- 31. A way to share complex information in an engaging and informative way.
- 33. The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.
- 35. The hypothetical shape of the earth.
- 37. Used to represent water meters, sewer cleanouts, and storm drains.
- 38. A way to transform the earth's curved surface into a flat, 2D surface (that you see on a printed map).
- 41. These are useful for determining property lines or other boundaries.
Down
- 1. The main coordinate system used at Tumwater.
- 2. A representation of the earth on a circular object, used for reference.
- 4. a technological field that incorporates geographical features with tabular data in order to map, analyze, and
- 6. The X, Y location of any object in space.
- 7. On a map, this helps you identify features.
- 10. The surface forms and features of the earth.
- 11. Data about data.
- 14. real-world problems.
- 15. A commonly used version of ArcGIS software.
- 19. An online map.
- 21. The study, art, and practice of creating maps.
- 23. The shape of the Earth.
- 25. A coding language used in GIS, or a type of snake.
- 28. Mapping addresses, places, or lat-long from a table.
- 29. The East-West location of a feature, or the X-axis.
- 32. An image or scanned map.
- 34. Information about a feature in GIS.
- 36. We use this to collect assets in the field.
- 39. The amount of visibility between different layers, or, being able to see one layer on top of another one.
- 40. A way to view only parts of a whole feature, or something you put on your photos.