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In the context of raster data models, what is quad$-$tree encoding?

It is a manual data capture method whereby a user traces the outlines of features on a computer screen.

It is a minimally intensive method to encode a raster by creating records for each cell value by row and column.

It is a method whereby users contribute freely to building spatial databases.

It is a method that encodes raster images by dividing the raster into a hierarchy of quadrants that are subdivided based on similarly valued pixels.

It is a method that encodes raster images by employing runs of similarly valued pixels.