Mapping Technology

Data is stored in layers in a...

• GPS

• GIS

Orbiting satellites and a receiver are the two parts of a...

• GPS

• GIS

Each square or dot that makes up a digitized image is a...

• picture

• pixel

• photo

• pinpoint

This device electronically stores, processes and shows map data...

• an airplane

• a camera

• a computer

• an orbiting satellite

A picture of the land surface based on computer data collected from satellites is...

• an aerial photograph

• a satellite image

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

TRUE or FALSE? Water or other features may appear as colors different that they really are on a satellite image.

• TRUE

• FALSe

Converting map-point locations into numbers is known as...

• pixellating

• digitizing

• data layering

• aerial photographing

Which system uses satellite data to help people find exact locations on the earth's surface?

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Information System

What mapmaking process uses instruments and geometry principles to find elevation and distance on the earth's surface?

• digitizing

• surveying

• cartography

• satellite imaging

Which mapmaking data source is gathered by equipment mounted on airplanes?

• satellite images

• aerial photogaphs

• orbiting satellites

• surveying instruments