Fossils almost never contain DNA. So how can we know how closely or distantly related fossil organisms are to living organisms?

Idont see a question here

Are you asking about a street map usage  if so here is your answer  a street map for a very limited area could simply be a bit map or a .jpg image.  but a more general map would probably store the streets as vectors.  but you shouldn't assume that there is one way to do it