Comparison
Between Spatial data vs Attribute data
Data is the key components of a GIS. Generally there are two types
of GIS data: spatial data and attribute data.
Spatial Data- Features that have a known location on Earth. Spatial data
provides a combination of coordinate and projection information of spatial
features.
Attribute Data- Information related to spatial feature describes them.
|
Description |
Spatial Data |
Attribute Data |
|
Introduction |
Spatial
information of features that have a known location on earth. |
Describes
information the related to spatial feature. |
|
Describes |
Describes
the perfect and relative position of a geographical feature. |
Describes
the properties of a feature. |
|
Characteristics |
Spatial
data is used to visually represent geographical location. |
Attribute
data are the descriptions and measurement of geographic features of a map. |
|
Data store |
Spatial
data stored as raster and vector types. |
Attribute
data stored as table. |
|
Source of data |
This
data (spatial information) can be obtained from satellite images and scanned
maps. |
Town
planning, management departments, fire departments, environmental groups and
online media helps to get attribute data. |
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