The makers of this software developed the geodatabase structure, a type of object-relational database with SQL (“sequel”) support, for it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this main software suite developed by Esri, which has a plurality of the GIS market.
ANSWER: ArcGIS
[10h] Esri also developed this primary format used for storing geospatial data, which GeoPackage and GeoJSON are alternatives to. This non-topological format includes point, line, and polygon options.
ANSWER: shapefile [or .shp; or .shx]
[10e] Data for shapefiles often includes these two coördinates central to many GIS applications. These two coördinates specify the north-south and east-west positions of a point.
ANSWER: latitude AND longitude [accept answers in either order; prompt on partial answers]
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