Answer to Question #310806 in Civil and Environmental Engineering for James

Question

What vector type ( point, line, or polygon) best represents the following features; state boundaries,cities,stream networks,mountain peaks,soil types, flight tracks. Which of the above features may be represented by multiple vector type ? And what conditions may lead you to choose one vector over the other

Answer 1

Line points - they are used to represent linear features such as roads, streams, faults, and boundaries, to mention a few.

Line points have the aspects of length as compared to the other vector types.