204 Spatial Data Relationships

Question 1

Adjacency

Answer 1

features sharing a common boundary/touching

Question 2

Contiguity

Answer 2

topological relationship between 2 things
How adjacency is determined

Question 3

Overlap

Answer 3

when areas cross over each other/occupy same space

Question 4

Overlap example

Answer 4

Land cover classes overlapping (forest + water sharing a pixel)

Question 5

Proximity

Answer 5

How close features are to each other

Question 6

What can proximity be used for?

Answer 6

Analyzing clustering/spatial interactions

Question 7

Spatial joins

Answer 7

Join data based on spatial relationship

Question 8

Example of spatial join

Answer 8

School district for a specific address