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Chapter 7: National Spatial Data Infrastructure II

1. Overview
2. Theme: Elevation
3. Vector and Raster Approaches
4. Contours
5. Contouring By Hand
6. Digital Line Graph (DLG)
7. Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
8. Interpolation
9. Slope
10. Relief Shading
11. Lidar
12. Global Elevation Data
13. Bathymetry
14. Statistical Surfaces
15. Theme: Hydrography
16. Theme: Transportation
17. Theme: Governmental Units
18. Theme: Cadastral
19. Summary
20. Bibliography

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Chapter 1: Data and Information
Chapter 2: Scales and Transformations
Chapter 3: Census Data and Thematic Maps
Chapter 4: TIGER, Topology and Geocoding
Chapter 5: Land Surveying and GPS
Chapter 6: National Spatial Data Infrastructure I
Chapter 7: National Spatial Data Infrastructure II
Chapter 8: Remotely Sensed Image Data
Chapter 9: Integrating Geographic Data

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Author: David DiBiase, Senior Lecturer, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, and Director of Education, Industry Solutions, Esri. Instructors and contributors: Jim Sloan, Senior Lecturer, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute; Ryan Baxter, Senior Research Assistant, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, Beth King, Senior Lecturer, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute and Assistant Program Manager for Online Geospatial Education, and Adrienne Goldsberry, Senior Lecturer, John A. Dutton e-Education Institute; College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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