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raster  

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  • Raster is a method of data organization for spatial data. The data structure for raster data consists of rows and columns of discrete data points that inherently preserve the spatial relationships between the locations on the earth represented by the data points. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Raster]

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