2016 QUARTER 02

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W
DM4-2 - The spaghetti model
  • Identify a widely-used example of the spaghetti model (e.g., AutoCAD DWF, ESRI shapefile)
  • Write a program to read and write a vector data file using a common published format
  • Explain the conditions under which the spaghetti model is useful
  • Explain how the spaghetti data model embodies an object-based view of the world
  • Describe how geometric primitives are implemented in the spaghetti model as independent objects without topology
AM7-3 - The spatial weights matrix
  • Explain how different types of spatial weights matrices are defined and calculated
  • Discuss the appropriateness of different types of spatial weights matrices for various problems
  • Construct a spatial weights matrix for lattice, point, and area patterns
  • Explain the rationale used for each type of spatial weights matrix
DM4-3 - The topological model
  • Define terms related to topology (e.g., adjacency, connectivity, overlap, intersect, logical consistency)
  • Describe the integrity constraints of integrated topological models (e.g., POLYVRT)
  • Discuss the historical roots of the Census Bureau’s creation of GBF/DIME as the foundation for the development of topological data structures
  • Explain why integrated topological models have lost favor in commercial GIS software
  • Evaluate the positive and negative impacts of the shift from integrated topological models
  • Discuss the role of graph theory in topological structures
  • Exemplify the concept of planar enforcement (e.g., TIN triangles)
  • Demonstrate how a topological structure can be represented in a relational database structure
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of topological data models
  • Illustrate a topological relation
DM3-5 - The Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) model
  • Describe how to generate a unique TIN solution using Delaunay triangulation
  • Describe the architecture of the TIN model
  • Construct a TIN manually from a set of spot elevations
  • Delineate a set of break lines that improve the accuracy of a TIN
  • Describe the conditions under which a TIN might be more practical than GRID
  • Demonstrate the use of the TIN model for different statistical surfaces (e.g., terrain elevation, population density, disease incidence) in a GIS software application
GD6-2 - Thematic accuracy
  • Explain the distinction between thematic accuracy, geometric accuracy, and topological fidelity
  • Outline the SDTS and ISO TC211 standards for thematic accuracy
  • Discuss how measures of spatial autocorrelation may be used to evaluate thematic accuracy
  • Describe the component measures and the utility of a misclassification matrix
  • Describe the different measurement levels on which thematic accuracy is based
GC8-5 - Theory of error propagation
  • Describe stochastic error models
  • Exemplify stochastic error models used in GIScience
CF3-2 - Time
  • Differentiate between mathematical and phenomenological theories of the nature of time
  • Recognize the role that time plays in “static” GISystems
  • Compare and contrast models of a given spatial process using continuous and discrete perspectives of time
  • Select the temporal elements of geographic phenomena that need to be represented in particular GIS applications
  • Exemplify different temporal frames of reference: linear and cyclical, absolute and relative
CF5-4 - Topological relationships
  • Define various terms used to describe topological relationships, such as disjoint, overlap, within, and intersect
  • List the possible topological relationships between entities in space (e.g., 9-intersection) and time
  • Use methods that analyze topological relationships
  • Recognize the contributions of topology (the branch of mathematics) to the study of geographic relationships
  • Describe geographic phenomena in terms of their topological relationships in space and time to other phenomena
GD12-5 - Transport protocols
  • Explain the relevance of transport protocols to GIS&T
  • Describe the characteristics of the Open Digital Resource Description Framework (RDF) protocol
  • Describe the characteristics of the Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol (OPeNDAP)
  • Describe the characteristics of the Web Ontology Language (OWL)
  • Describe the characteristics of the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
  • Describe the characteristics of the Web Feature Services (WFS) protocols
  • Describe the characteristics of the Web Mapping Services (WMS) protocols
  • Describe the characteristics of the Web Catalog Services (WCS) protocols
  • Create a service that delivers geospatial data over the Internet using a standard transport protocol
  • Create an application that consumes Web services using standards transport protocols
  • Describe the characteristics of the Z39.50 protocol
  • Describe the characteristics of the Open Digital Libraries (ODL) protocol
  • Describe the characteristics of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
GC1-2 - Trends
  • Describe GIS&T topics that may be addressed by new geocomputation techniques
  • Identify topics and techniques that may be addressed as computer capabilities increase

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