Raster vs. Vector

Raster is a GIS data type that uses

• discrete objects to represent spatial features on Earth.

• an irregular grid to cover space on Earth.

• a regular grid to cover space on Earth.

A rasters regular grid is made up of

• rows, columns, and cells.

• just rows.

• just columns.

• points, lines, and polygons.

Which of the following in not a typle example of a raster dataset?

• Precipitation

• Elevation

• Land Cover

• Roads

The objects vector data uses to represent spatial features include

• cells.

• points, lines, and polygons.

Vector data is good at illustrating continuous data, such as precipitation.

• True

• False

Spatial computation for vector data is limited.

• True

• False

Vector data tends to have higher geographic accuracy than raster data.

• True

• False

Raster data is not good for representing continuous information that spans an entire area.

• True

• False

Raster data tends to require large amounts of computer memory.

• True

• False

Raster data can also require a large amount of storage space.

• True

• False