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a)Raster data type
The cell size determines the resolution at which the data is represented.
-Cell boundaries independent of feature boundaries.
-Processing of associated attribute data may be cumbersome if large amounts of data exists.
-Less compact data structure.
-Difficulties in representing topology
b)Vector data type.
-Inefficient for continuous data and image processing.
-Spatial analysis and filtering within polygons is impossible.
-More update intensive.
-Complex data structure, the location of each vertex needs to be stored explicitly.
-Overlays are more difficult to implement.
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