barcodes
type: Concept
broader: data conversion

coding
type: Concept
broader: data conversion

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: data conversion

data conversion
type: Concept
broader: data handling
broader: data manipulation
definition: Data conversion involves transforming data sources into digital GIS formats and organizing them within the GIS database to meet users'requirements for geospatial applications and the decision support products they produce. Data conversion is an important part of the process of building a database for use with a GIS because it not only standardizes the database but is also useful for filling the gaps. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Data Conversion]
narrower: smart cards
narrower: decoding
narrower: coding
narrower: barcodes
narrower: optical mark readers

data handling
type: Concept
narrower: data conversion

data manipulation
type: Concept
narrower: data conversion

decoding
type: Concept
broader: data conversion

optical mark readers
type: Concept
broader: data conversion

smart cards
type: Concept
broader: data conversion