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Definition: Geographic attributes file
Category: UN - Geographic Information Systems
A database table that is tightly linked to the spatial objects stored in a GIS coordinate file. The geographic attribute file or table contains specific information on each feature, such as its identifier, name and surface area. In some systems, this file is also called point, line or polygon attribute table. Data stored in external tables can be linked through a relational database operation. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Handbook_Geo_Infrastr_Supp_Census_Activ.pdf
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United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
United Nations, "Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities", Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, Studies in Methods, Series F No. 103, New York, 2009
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