地理信息系统习题答案(国外英文资料).doc

地理信息系统习题答案(国外英文资料) Chapter 1 The concept of information? Information: with numbers, text, symbols, language and other media to express event, the phenomenon of the content, or the number of features, so as to provide people with new facts and knowledge about the real world, as the production, management and decision making. Definition and characteristics of geographic information? Geographic Information: refers to the representation of the inherent elements of geographical environment related to the quantity, quality, distribution, characteristics, relations and laws, such as digital, text, images and graphics and so on. Features of geographic information: Spatial features: Regional Attribute characteristics Timing characteristics: present situation What is the concept of geographic information system? Geographic information system is a system composed of computer hardware, software and different methods, the system is designed to support spatial data acquisition, management, processing, analysis, modeling and display, in order to solve the complex planning and management problems. What are the components of a geographic information system? System hardware, system software, spatial data, application personnel, application model, what are its basic functions? The basic functions of 1.GIS data acquisition and editing Basic functions of 2.GIS -- data storage and management 3.GIS basic functions -- data processing and transformation 4.GIS basic functions -- spatial analysis and statistics The basic function of 5.GIS -- Product Making and demonstration 6.GIS basic functions -- two development and programming According to your understanding, the application and development prospect of GIS are discussed GIS: what are the development trend of regional planning, resource management, disaster monitoring, operational command, city infrastructure management, macro decision-making, social investigation and statistical analysis, transportation, environmental assessment and other