Geography A-Level
Electronic overlays
What Electronic overlays means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Electronic overlays
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Reference: AQA
Digitally stacking multiple data layers using Geographic Information Systems to analyse complex spatial correlations rapidly.
Topics that use Electronic overlays
- Core skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Annotation
- Fieldwork ethics
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Geospatial technology
- Primary data collection
- Qualitative methods
- Sampling strategies
- Spatial correlations
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