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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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USGS DLG of rivers
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USGS DLG of contour lines (hypsography).
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USGS digital elevation (DEM).
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USGS scanned, rectified topographic map called a digital raster graphic (DRG).
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USGS digital orthophoto quadrangle (DOQ).
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USGS geologic map
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Landsat 7 satellite image from which land cover information can be derived
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Satellite image data in figure 3 have been analyzed to indicate classes of land uses and cover
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Part of a census data file containing address information
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Part of a hydrologic data report indicating the discharge and amount of river flow recorded by a particular streamgage that has a known location.
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Data integration is the linking of information in different forms through a GIS
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An elevation image classified from a satellite image of Minnesota exists in a different scale and projection than the lines on the digital file of the State and province boundaries.
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The elevation image has been reprojected to match the projection and scale of the State and province boundaries
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