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GIS Dictionary

Definitions for GIS terms related to operations such as analysis, GIS modeling and web-based GIS, cartography, and Esri software.

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center

1. [Euclidean geometry] The point in a circle or in a sphere equidistant from all other points on the object.
2. [Euclidean geometry] The point from which angles or distances are measured.
3. [network analysis] In network allocation, a location from which resources are distributed or to which they are brought.