Mapping Toolbox

Understanding Vector Data

Vector geospatial data is used to represent linear features such as rivers, coastlines, boundaries and highways. Vector data can also represent areal features such as water bodies, political units, and enumeration districts. This section familiarizes you with how vector data structures digitally encode geographic entities and how to use this form of data.

Points, Lines, Polygons	Representing entities of different dimensionality
Segments Versus Polygons	Stringing along segments and coming to closure with polygons
Mapping Toolbox Geographic Data Structures	Packaging coordinates, attributes and parameters of geospatial data

Combining Vector and Raster Geodata

Points, Lines, Polygons