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The GIS Dictionary provides definitions for GIS terms related to operations such as analysis, GIS modeling and web-based GIS, cartography, and Esri software.

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feature layer

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  1. [data architecture] A layer that references a set of feature data. Feature data represents geographic entities as points, lines, and polygons.

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