Data Conversion

data conversion
[data conversion] The process of translating data from one format to another.

Data Conversion
Raster-to-Raster & Vector-to-Vector
There are many types of vector formats used in GIS, and even more raster formats.

Data Conversion Vendors
The New York State Archives has compiled this list of data conversion vendors to aid government agencies, local governments, and other entities searching for companies and individuals providing data conversion services.

data conversion : The translation of data from one format to another. ARC/INFO supports data conversion from many different geographic data formats in addition to routines for converting paper maps.

Data Conversion
The translation of data from one format to another. Data conversion occurs when data is transferred from one system to another. ARC/INFO supports data conversion from many geographic data formats such as DLG, TIGER, DXF, and DEM.

GIS Data Conversion
GIS data conversion transforms data from its current format (usually paper maps or related sources) into a digital format.

data conversion Converting spatial data into a GIS digital format. This can take the form of board digitizing or scanning and vectorizing hard copy maps, COGO from written descriptions such as legal descriptions of land parcel boundaries, ...

DATA CONVERSION
The conversion of data from an original form (paper or electronic) into a form suitable for a particular use in a digital form compatible with the computer system, software, and other data being used.

data conversion
conversion steps may be necessary to make data useful in GIS
e.g. format, type of data may be incompatible ...

Data conversion
Map digitizing
Coordinate transform
Add fields and attributes data ...

e) data conversion of other records (the organization's records and hard copy maps including the land base are integrated into the GIS over an extended period of time); and ...

Our GIS Data Conversions Services include the following:
GIS Services in System Design and Architecture
GIS Services Management and Maintenance
Map Production and Analysis (specialized for GIS Mapping Agencies also) ...

A method of data conversion in which data is encoded as a sequence, stored in a file, memory buffer, or other medium, and transmitted across a network connection.

Examples of Data Conversion and Transfer
On July 29, 1992, the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) was approved as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (NIST, 1992). As of February 15, 1993, U.S.

Data Conversion: The translation of data from one format to another. Often, when data is moved from one system to another, some form of data conversion is required to convert the data to a format the receiving system can interpret.

This free utility can help in data conversion.
An Airborne Altimetric LiDAR tutorial. A tutorial on altimetric LiDAR.
NASA Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar .

View one or more georeferenced ArcGIS for Server map services in AutoCAD without any data conversion.
Maps are automatically positioned according to the coordinate system defined in the CAD drawing or the map service.

Geoprocessing - Geoprocessing embodies GIS operations, which include data conversion, geographic feature overlays, topology processing, coverage selection and analysis.

Available under either a UNIX or Windows-NT operating system, ARC/INFO contains a comprehensive selection of advanced functions for data entry and editing, data conversion, coordinate projection and transformation, ...

If you provide digitizing or data conversion services to your clients, R2V will help you to get the job done quicker and better than manual tracing or other poor quality conversion programs.

SMI had a large repository of digital maps in AutoCAD format, which required an automated data conversion process. Quality control was considered paramount for data conversion and ongoing updates, and strict procedures were put in place.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1989, North American datum of 1983--map data conversion tables: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1875, 3 v.
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It is an organized collection of tools for GIS analysis, data management, and data conversion. It is accessed in both ArcMap and ArcCatalog. Also see ArcMap and ArcToolbox.(GIS Centre, Dalhousie University) ...

Selection is meaningful in ArcView because most operations, such as statistical summaries, data exports, and data conversions, use only the selected records (or features).

Dewey Decimal classification; Digital data conversion
DDCMP
Digital Data Communication Message Protocol ...

Common geoprocessing operations are geographic feature overlay, feature selection and analysis, topology processing, and data conversion. Geoprocessing allows for definition, management, and analysis of information used to form decisions." ...

one records x,y,z coordinates using a satellite-based global positioning system (GPS), and the other device records distance and bearing ArcInfo GENERATE is often used to convert GPS coordinates while ArcInfo COGO has a FIELDDATA conversion program.

Data conversion when transferring data from one system to another (e.g. SUN to IBM). Coordinate The position of a point in space with respect to a cartesian coordinate system (x, y, and/or z values).

See also: Conversion, Information, GIS, Database, Software