Lesson 3.2 Joining Spatial and Non-Spatial Data

The operation that appends the fields of one table into another table using a common attribute or field

The field or attribute that exists in both tables and is used to connect their records

The type of data integration that combines attribute information from a non-spatial table with a spatial GIS feature layer using a common field

The operation that links feature information based on spatial location and association rather than a common attribute

The type of join that matches each feature with the nearest feature

The type of spatial join that matches each feature to the feature that contains it

The type of spatial join that matches each feature to another feature that it intersects

The operation that temporarily associates two tables or map layers while keeping them physically separate

The type of association that allows data to be accessed from either table by selecting records in the other table

The type of table containing information that is not spatially explicit, such as information from reports or documents

The type of table or layer containing geographic features with spatial locations

The process of combining information from spatial and non-spatial tables

The method that combines records based on matching attribute values in a shared field

The method that combines feature information according to geographic location

The main difference between a table join and a spatial join

The main difference between a join and a relate

The operation used to combine attribute information from one or more non-spatial data tables with a spatially explicit GIS feature layer

The operation that keeps two related tables separate instead of physically adding fields from one table to another

The three spatial matching options described for spatial joins

The GIS operation used when each feature is matched to the feature it is part of

The GIS operation used when each feature is matched to the feature it intersects