Unit 090 - Natural Resources Data
Table of Contents
Advanced Organizer
Topics Covered in this Unit
Learning Outcomes
Instructors' Notes
Metadata and Revision History
1. Introduction
1.1. Purpose of natural resource databases
1.2. Contents of natural resource databases
1.3. Sample Applications
2. Characteristics
2.1 General Characteristics
2.2. Spatial management units
2.3. Types of natural resource databases
2.4. Lineage
3. Sources of Data
3.1. Thematic
3.2. Topographic
3.3. Remote sensing
4. Limitations
4.1. Completeness
4.2. Precision
4.3. Attribute accuracy
4.4. Logical consistence
4.5. Using remotely sensed data in GIS
5. Summary
6. Print References
7. Exam and Discussion Questions
Evaluation
Citation