Definition: Vector data

UN - Geographic Information Systems

A GIS data model in which the location and shape of objects is represented by points, lines and areas that are fundamentally made up of x,y coordinates.

Source:
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

Created:
2010-04-06

Updated:
2019-05-10