GIS Dictionary
Definitions for GIS terms related to operations such as analysis, GIS modeling and web-based GIS, cartography, and Esri software.
Now available for purchase: A to Z GIS: An illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems.
Search the GIS Dictionary:
GIS Bibliography
Researching GIS?
Search the GIS Bibliography for a vast index of books, journals, conference proceedings and reports.
scatter chart
-
[statistics]
A chart in which each data point is marked against perpendicular x- and y-axes. Scatter charts are frequently used in analysis to find data trends.