Discussion
An automated system for capture, storage, retrieval, analysis and display of spatial data is knonw as :
Answer: C
The system is a GIS, a Geographic Information System.
A GIS is a computer system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analysing and displaying spatially referenced data, so it can overlay layers such as land use, soils and roads and answer questions about where things are and how they relate. The question's wording is the standard definition.
GPS, the Global Positioning System, only determines position using satellites; it collects locations but does not store and analyse spatial data. Landsat is a series of earth observation satellites that supply images. A radiometer is an instrument that measures radiant energy, a sensor rather than a data system.
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