Definition: Point
UN - Geographic Information Systems
A zero-dimensional object. An x,y coordinate that is used in a digital geographic database to represent features that are too small to be shown as lines or polygons. For example, households, wells or buildings are often shown as points.
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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
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