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Computer Aided Design in GIS

Geography · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes

Describe CAD and how its accurate designs are used in a GIS.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
  2. The GIS development cycle
  3. Data input in GIS
  4. Data storage in GIS
  5. Spatial analysis in GIS
  6. Modelling in GIS
  7. Output and presentation in GIS
  8. GPS technology in GIS
  9. Remote sensing
  10. Geospatial artificial intelligence
  11. Desktop mapping
  12. Computer Aided Design in GIS
  13. Database management systems
  14. Spatial data in GIS
  15. Attribute data in GIS
  16. GIS storage methods: GeoTIFF and shapefiles
  17. GIS storage methods: KML and CSV
  18. Capturing school compound data for decisions