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envelope
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bounding rectangle
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[coordinate systems]
The rectangle surrounding one or more geographical features in coordinate space, determined by the minimum and maximum coordinates in the x and y directions, as well as the ranges of any z- or m-values that the features may have. An envelope can be used to filter data for analysis. 
