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Indicates questions asking about the use and meaning of specific technical words in GIS.
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General terms for the Esri-terms "Layer" and "Feature Class"
I am familiar with these terms used by Esri:
Layer
Stores visual properties (color, symbols,…)
does not store data (attributes, coordinates)
links to a Feature Class (or raster data)
Feature Class
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Why do we use the terms “longitude” and “latitude” for a spherical body?
To specify a geographic coordinate we use the terms “longitude” and “latitude”. Far as I know, these terms derive from the Latin latitudo (=
breadth) and longitudo (= length). In German we use the te …
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