GIS Dictionary

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• .bat file
  
• .NET
  
• 1NF | see: first normal form
  
• 2NF | see: second normal form
  
• 3D feature
  
• 3D graphic
  
• 3D model
  
• 3D multipatch | see: multipatch
  
• 3D polygon | see: polyhedron
  
• 3D scene
  
• 3D shape
  
• 3D style
  
• 3D symbol
  
• 3NF | see: third normal form
  

A

• abbreviation
  
• Abbreviation Dictionary
  
• abscissa
  
• absolute accuracy
  
• absolute coordinates
  
• absolute mode | see: digitizing mode
  
• absorption
  
• abstract class
  
• abstraction
  
• access control list | see: ACL
  
• access key
  
• accessibility
  
• Account Info Web Service
  
• accuracy
  
• acetate
  
• acknowledgement file
  
• acknowledgement message
  
• ACL
  
• across-track scanner
  
• active data frame
  
• active job
  
• active remote sensing
  
• Active Server Pages | see: ASP
  
• Active Template Library | see: ATL
  
• active theme
  
• ActiveX Connector
  
• acutance
  
• Add ArcWeb Data
  
• add-in
  
• address
  
• address data
  
• address data format
  
• address data model
  
• address element
  
• address event
  
• address event table
  
• address field
  
• Address Finder Web Service
  
• address format
  
• address geocoding | see: geocoding
  
• address locator
  
• address locator property
  
• address locator style
  
• Address Manager Web Service
  
• address matching
  
• address range
  
• address service
  
• address standardization
  
• address standardizer
  
• address style
  
• adds table
  
• ADF
  
• ADF runtime
  
• adjacency
  
• adjacency query
  
• adjustment job
  
• adjustment TIN
  
• adoption
  
• ADT
  
• Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer | see: AVHRR
  
• aerial photograph
  
• affiliation
  
• affine transformation
  
• agent
  
• agent-based model
  
• aggregation
  
• agile sensor
  
• AIR
  
• air station | see: exposure station
  
• AIXM
  
• AJAX
  
• albedo
  
• alert
  
• algorithm
  
• alias
  
• aliasing
  
• alidade
  
• align fields
  
• aligned dimension
  
• allocation
  
• almanac
  
• along-track scanner
  
• alphanumeric grid
  
• alternate key
  
• alternate name
  
• altitude
  
• AM/FM
  
• ambiguity
  
• American National Standards Institute | see: ANSI
  
• American Standard Code for Information Interchange | see: ASCII
  
• AML
  
• amoeba | see: complex market area
  
• anaglyph
  
• analog
  
• analog image
  
• analysis
  
• analysis extent
  
• analysis mask | see: mask
  
• analysis of variance
  
• ancillary data
  
• ancillary source
  
• Anderson schema
  
• angular unit
  
• animation
  
• Animation Manager
  
• anisotropic
  
• anisotropy
  
• annotation
  
• annotation class
  
• annotation construction method
  
• annotation feature class
  
• annotation group
  
• annotation layer
  
• annotation target
  
• annulus
  
• ANOVA | see: analysis of variance
  
• ANSI
  
• Ant
  
• anthropogenic
  
• antipode
  
• any-vertex connectivity
  
• anywhere fix
  
• AOI | see: area of interest
  
• apartment
  
• aphylactic projection | see: compromise projection
  
• API
  
• API key
  
• apogee
  
• APP-6A
  
• apparent reflectance
  
• appending
  
• applet
  
• application
  
• Application Developer Framework | see: ADF
  
• application programming interface | see: API
  
• application server
  
• application Web service
  
• arbitrary symbol
  
• arc
  
• ARC Macro Language | see: AML
  
• arc-node topology
  
• arcgisant
  
• architecture
  
• archive
  
• archiving
  
• ArcObjects
  
• arcsecond
  
• ArcXML
  
• are
  
• area
  
• area chart
  
• area of adjustment boundary
  
• area of interest
  
• areal scale | see: scale
  
• argument
  
• arithmetic expression
  
• arithmetic function
  
• arithmetic operator | see: operator
  
• array
  
• artificial neural network | see: neural network
  
• ascending node
  
• ASCII
  
• ASP
  
• ASP.NET
  
• aspatial data | see: nonspatial data
  
• aspatial query | see: attribute query
  
• aspect
  
• aspect ratio
  
• assembly
  
• assignment operator
  
• association
  
• assumed bearing
  
• astrolabe
  
• asynchronous
  
• asynchronous request
  
• ATL
  
• atlas
  
• atlas grid | see: alphanumeric grid
  
• atmospheric window
  
• atomic clock
  
• attenuation
  
• attractiveness
  
• attribute
  
• attribute data
  
• attribute domain
  
• attribute key | see: primary key
  
• attribute query
  
• attribute table
  
• attributes dialog box
  
• attribution
  
• authalic projection | see: equal-area projection
  
• authentication
  
• authorization
  
• authorization file
  
• autocorrelation
  
• automated cartography
  
• automated digitizing | see: autovectorization
  
• automated feature extraction
  
• automated mapping/facilities management | see: AM/FM
  
• automated text placement
  
• automation
  
• automation scale
  
• autovectorization
  
• availability
  
• Avenue
  
• average point spacing
  
• AVHRR
  
• axis
  
• azimuth
  
• azimuthal projection
  

B

• B-tree
  
• background
  
• background image
  
• backscatter
  
• backup
  
• BAM
  
• band
  
• band ratio
  
• band separate
  
• band-pass filter
  
• bandwidth
  
• bar scale | see: scale bar
  
• barrier
  
• base data
  
• base height
  
• base height ratio
  
• base layer
  
• base station
  
• base symbol
  
• base table | see: business table
  
• base tag
  
• baseline
  
• basemap
  
• batch file
  
• batch geocoding
  
• batch mode operation
  
• batch processing
  
• batch table
  
• batch vectorization
  
• bathymetric curve | see: depth contour
  
• bathymetric map
  
• bathymetry
  
• battle dimension
  
• battleships grid | see: alphanumeric grid
  
• baud rate
  
• Bayes' theorem
  
• Bayesian statistics
  
• bearing
  
• behavior
  
• BeiDou navigation satellite system
  
• benchmark
  
• best available map | see: BAM
  
• best route
  
• Bezier curve
  
• Bhattacharyya distance
  
• bi-spectral plot
  
• big endian
  
• bilinear interpolation
  
• billboarding
  
• bin
  
• binary
  
• binary file
  
• binary large object | see: BLOB
  
• binding
  
• bingo grid | see: alphanumeric grid
  
• binomial distribution
  
• biogeography
  
• biomass
  
• bit
  
• bit depth
  
• bitmap
  
• blind digitizing
  
• BLOB
  
• block
  
• block adjustment
  
• block attribute
  
• block group
  
• block kriging
  
• blocking
  
• blunder
  
• bookmark
  
• Boolean expression
  
• Boolean operation
  
• Boolean operator
  
• border arcs
  
• boundary
  
• boundary effect
  
• boundary feature weight
  
• boundary line
  
• boundary monument
  
• boundary survey
  
• bounding rectangle
  
• Bowditch rule | see: compass rule
  
• break
  
• breakline
  
• brightness theme
  
• browse graphic
  
• buffer
  
• bug
  
• build
  
• bus
  
• business table
  
• bust | see: closure error
  
• button
  
• byte
  

C

• C
  
• C/A code | see: civilian code
  
• C++
  
• C4I
  
• CAD
  
• CAD dataset | see: CAD feature dataset
  
• CAD drawing
  
• CAD drawing dataset
  
• CAD feature class
  
• CAD feature dataset
  
• CAD file
  
• CAD layer
  
• CAD staging geodatabase
  
• cadastral fabric history
  
• cadastral survey
  
• cadastre
  
• calibrated focal length
  
• calibration
  
• callout line
  
• camera
  
• camera station | see: exposure station
  
• candidate
  
• candidate key
  
• capacity
  
• caption
  
• cardinal direction | see: cardinal point
  
• cardinal point
  
• cardinality
  
• carrier
  
• carrier-aided tracking
  
• carrier-phase GPS
  
• carrying contour
  
• Cartesian coordinate system
  
• cartogram
  
• cartographer
  
• cartographic generalization
  
• cartography
  
• cartouche
  
• Cascading Style Sheets | see: CSS
  
• CASE
  
• Catalog tree
  
• catchment | see: watershed
  
• categorical raster | see: discrete raster
  
• category
  
• CATID
  
• CBSA
  
• CCD
  
• CD
  
• celestial sphere
  
• cell
  
• cell selection
  
• cell size
  
• cell statistics
  
• cellular automaton
  
• census block
  
• census geography
  
• census tract
  
• center
  
• centerline
  
• centerline vectorization
  
• centerpoint
  
• central meridian
  
• centroid
  
• CGI
  
• chain
  
• chain code
  
• change detection
  
• character
  
• charge-coupled device | see: CCD
  
• chart
  
• check-in
  
• checkout
  
• checkout geodatabase
  
• checkout version
  
• checkout/check-in replication
  
• chi-square statistic
  
• child replica
  
• chord
  
• choropleth map
  
• chroma
  
• chronometer
  
• CHUM
  
• circle
  
• circular arc
  
• circular variance
  
• civilian code
  
• Clarke Belt
  
• Clarke ellipsoid of 1866
  
• Clarke spheroid of 1866 | see: Clarke ellipsoid of 1866
  
• class
  
• class identifier | see: CLSID
  
• class intervals
  
• classic snapping
  
• classification
  
• classification schema
  
• classification table
  
• CLDC
  
• clean data
  
• cleaning
  
• clearinghouse
  
• client
  
• client-side address locator
  
• client/server architecture
  
• clinometric map
  
• clip
  
• cloning
  
• close coupling | see: tight coupling
  
• closed loop traverse
  
• closest facility analysis
  
• closure error
  
• closure report
  
• CLR
  
• CLSID
  
• cluster analysis
  
• cluster tolerance
  
• clustering
  
• CMYK
  
• CNT | see: condition table
  
• Coarse/Acquisition code | see: civilian code
  
• coclass
  
• code-phase GPS
  
• coded value domain
  
• cognitive map | see: mental map
  
• COGO
  
• coincident
  
• coincident geometry
  
• cokriging
  
• collection characteristics
  
• color
  
• color composite
  
• color map
  
• color model
  
• color ramp
  
• color separation
  
• column
  
• COM
  
• COM contract
  
• COM interface
  
• combinatorial operator
  
• combo box
  
• command
  
• command bar
  
• command line
  
• command line interface
  
• Command Line Window
  
• command prompt window
  
• comment
  
• commercial off-the-shelf | see: COTS
  
• committed read
  
• Common Gateway Interface | see: CGI
  
• common language runtime | see: CLR
  
• compact disc | see: CD
  
• compaction
  
• comparison threshold
  
• compass
  
• compass north | see: magnetic north
  
• compass point
  
• compass rose
  
• compass rule
  
• compiler
  
• complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor array
  
• complex dynamic event
  
• complex edge feature
  
• complex market area
  
• complex stationary event
  
• complex temporal event
  
• component
  
• component category
  
• Component Category Manager
  
• Component Object Model | see: COM
  
• composite relationship
  
• composition
  
• compound element
  
• compound key
  
• compression
  
• compromise projection
  
• computational geometry
  
• computer-aided design | see: CAD
  
• computer-aided software engineering | see: CASE
  
• computer-assisted learning
  
• concatenate
  
• concatenate events
  
• concatenated key
  
• concentric rings | see: overlapping rings
  
• concurrency
  
• concurrency management
  
• concurrent use
  
• condition table
  
• conditional operator
  
• conditional statement
  
• confidence level
  
• conflation
  
• conflict
  
• conflict resolution
  
• conformal projection
  
• conformality
  
• congressional district
  
• conic projection
  
• conjoint boundary | see: shared boundary
  
• connection
  
• connection line
  
• connectivity
  
• connectivity analysis | see: network analysis
  
• connectivity group
  
• connectivity policy
  
• connectivity rule
  
• connector
  
• constant azimuth | see: rhumb line
  
• constraints
  
• construct features
  
• construction method
  
• construction tool
  
• container account
  
• container process
  
• containment
  
• content
  
• Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  
• conterminous
  
• context menu | see: shortcut menu
  
• contiguity
  
• contiguous
  
• continuous data
  
• continuous feature
  
• continuous raster
  
• continuous tone image
  
• contour interval
  
• contour line
  
• contour tagging
  
• contrast
  
• contrast ratio
  
• contrast stretch
  
• control
  
• control point
  
• conventional alternative hypothesis
  
• convergence angle
  
• conversion
  
• convex hull
  
• convex polygon
  
• cookie cutter | see: clip
  
• coordinate geometry | see: COGO
  
• coordinate geometry traverse
  
• coordinate system
  
• coordinate transformation
  
• coordinated universal time
  
• coordinates
  
• core-based statistical area | see: CBSA
  
• correlation
  
• corridor
  
• corridor analysis
  
• cost
  
• cost grid | see: cost raster
  
• cost raster
  
• cost-benefit analysis
  
• cost-distance analysis
  
• cost-weighted allocation
  
• cost-weighted direction
  
• cost-weighted distance
  
• COTS
  
• county
  
• county subdivision
  
• covariance
  
• coverage
  
• coverage units
  
• cracking
  
• Crandall rule
  
• creation time
  
• critical value
  
• crop guide | see: crop marks
  
• crop marks
  
• cross correlation
  
• cross covariance
  
• cross tabulation
  
• cross validation
  
• cross variogram
  
• cross-reference database
  
• cross-tile indexing
  
• CSDGM | see: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  
• CSS
  
• cubic convolution
  
• cultural feature
  
• cultural geography
  
• curb approach
  
• current task | see: edit task
  
• current workspace
  
• curve fitting
  
• custom behavior
  
• custom feature
  
• custom functionality
  
• custom group layer
  
• custom object
  
• custom tool
  
• custom toolset
  
• customer market analysis
  
• customer profiling
  
• customer prospecting
  
• cut/fill
  
• cycle
  
• cylindrical projection
  

D

• daemon
  
• dangle
  
• dangle length | see: dangle tolerance
  
• dangle tolerance
  
• dangling arc
  
• dangling node | see: dangle
  
• dasymetric mapping
  
• data
  
• data capture
  
• data change message
  
• data conversion
  
• data definition language
  
• data dictionary
  
• data element
  
• data file
  
• data format
  
• data frame
  
• data integration
  
• data integrity
  
• data logger | see: data recorder
  
• data message
  
• data model
  
• data recorder
  
• data repository | see: clearinghouse
  
• data sharing
  
• data source
  
• data structure
  
• data synchronization
  
• data transfer
  
• data type
  
• data view
  
• data-driven ring analysis
  
• database
  
• database administrator
  
• database connection
  
• database design
  
• database generalization
  
• database management system
  
• database role
  
• database statistics
  
• database support
  
• dataflow
  
• dataset
  
• dataset precision
  
• datasnooping
  
• datum
  
• datum level
  
• datum plane | see: datum level
  
• datum shift | see: geographic transformation
  
• datum transformation | see: geographic transformation
  
• DBMS | see: database management system
  
• DCOM
  
• DDL | see: data definition language
  
• dead reckoning
  
• debug
  
• decimal degrees
  
• decision support system
  
• declination
  
• deeply stateful application
  
• default interface
  
• default junction type
  
• defined study area
  
• definition query
  
• deflection
  
• degree
  
• degree slope
  
• degrees-minutes-seconds
  
• Delaunay triangles
  
• Delaunay triangulation
  
• deletes table
  
• delimiter
  
• delta database | see: delta file
  
• delta file
  
• delta table
  
• DEM
  
• demographics
  
• demography
  
• densify
  
• densitometer
  
• density
  
• density slicing
  
• dependent variable
  
• deployment
  
• depot
  
• depot visit
  
• depression contour | see: hachured contour
  
• depth contour
  
• depth curve | see: depth contour
  
• derived data
  
• derived value | see: derived data
  
• descending node
  
• descriptive data | see: attribute data
  
• descriptor
  
• designated market area | see: DMA
  
• desire-line analysis
  
• desktop GIS
  
• destination
  
• destination table
  
• determinate flow direction
  
• deterministic model
  
• detrending
  
• developable surface
  
• developer product
  
• developer sample
  
• development environment
  
• device context
  
• device coordinates
  
• DGIWG
  
• DGPS | see: differential correction
  
• DHTML | see: dynamic HTML
  
• dialog box
  
• diazo process
  
• difference image
  
• differential correction
  
• differential Global Positioning System | see: differential correction
  
• diffusion
  
• DIGEST
  
• digital
  
• digital elevation model | see: DEM
  
• Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard | see: DIGEST
  
• Digital Geographic Information Working Group | see: DGIWG
  
• digital image
  
• digital image processing
  
• digital line graph | see: DLG
  
• digital nautical chart | see: DNC
  
• digital number
  
• digital orthophoto quadrangle | see: DOQ
  
• digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle | see: DOQQ
  
• digital raster graphic | see: DRG
  
• digital terrain elevation data | see: DTED
  
• digital terrain model | see: DEM
  
• digitizer
  
• digitizing
  
• digitizing mode
  
• Dijkstra's algorithm
  
• dilution of precision | see: DOP
  
• DIME
  
• dimension
  
• dimension construction method
  
• dimension feature
  
• dimension feature class
  
• dimension style
  
• Dimensioning toolbar
  
• DIP | see: digital image processing
  
• directed network flow
  
• direction
  
• directional filter
  
• directional influences
  
• directory
  
• Dirichlet tessellation | see: Voronoi diagram
  
• dirty areas
  
• disabled feature
  
• disconnected editing
  
• discrete data
  
• discrete digitizing
  
• discrete feature
  
• discrete raster
  
• disk
  
• disk cache
  
• DispID binding
  
• displacement link
  
• display
  
• display projection
  
• display scale
  
• display type
  
• display unit
  
• dissemination | see: diffusion
  
• dissolve
  
• dissolve route events
  
• distance
  
• distance decay
  
• distance unit
  
• distortion
  
• distortion circle | see: Tissot's indicatrix
  
• Distributed Component Object Model | see: DCOM
  
• distributed data
  
• distributed database
  
• distribution
  
• dithering
  
• diurnal
  
• diurnal arc
  
• DLG
  
• DLL
  
• DMA
  
• DMS | see: degrees-minutes-seconds
  
• DNC
  
• DNS
  
• dockable window
  
• docking
  
• document
  
• documentation
  
• Documentation Editor
  
• domain
  
• domain name
  
• domain name system | see: DNS
  
• dongle | see: hardware key
  
• donut rings
  
• DOP
  
• Doppler shift
  
• Doppler-aided GPS
  
• DOQ
  
• DOQQ
  
• dot density map
  
• dot distribution map
  
• dot screen
  
• dots per inch | see: dpi
  
• double precision
  
• double-coordinate precision | see: double precision
  
• Douglas-Peucker algorithm
  
• downstream
  
• dpi
  
• drafting
  
• drainage
  
• draped layer
  
• draping
  
• drawing priority
  
• DRG
  
• drift
  
• drive-time area
  
• drum scanner
  
• DSM
  
• DTD
  
• DTED
  
• DTM
  
• Dual Independent Map Encoding | see: DIME
  
• duplicate labels
  
• dynamic binding | see: late binding
  
• dynamic feature class
  
• dynamic HTML
  
• dynamic segmentation
  
• dynamic-link library | see: DLL
  

E

• early binding
  
• earth-centered datum | see: geocentric datum
  
• easting
  
• eccentricity
  
• ecliptic
  
• ecological fallacy
  
• economic geography
  
• edge
  
• edge connectivity policy
  
• edge detection
  
• edge element | see: edge
  
• edge enhancement
  
• edge-edge rule
  
• edge-junction cardinality
  
• edge-junction rule
  
• edgematching
  
• Edit Annotation tool
  
• edit box | see: text box
  
• edit cache | see: map cache
  
• edit mask
  
• edit session
  
• edit sketch
  
• edit task
  
• Editor toolbar
  
• EDMS
  
• EDN
  
• EJB | see: Enterprise JavaBeans
  
• elastic transformation | see: rubber sheeting
  
• electromagnetic radiation
  
• electromagnetic spectrum
  
• electronic atlas
  
• electronic document management system | see: EDMS
  
• electronic navigational chart | see: ENC
  
• element
  
• elevation
  
• elevation guide
  
• elevation layer
  
• elevation tints
  
• ellipse
  
• ellipsoid
  
• ellipticity | see: eccentricity
  
• embedded feature class
  
• EMF
  
• empirical
  
• enabled feature
  
• ENC
  
• enclosure
  
• encoding
  
• end hatch definition
  
• end offset
  
• endpoint connectivity
  
• enhancement
  
• enterprise geodatabase | see: multiuser geodatabase
  
• enterprise GIS
  
• Enterprise JavaBeans
  
• envelope
  
• environment settings
  
• environment variable
  
• environmental model
  
• EOBrowser
  
• ephemeris
  
• EPSG ID
  
• equal competition area
  
• equal-area classification
  
• equal-area projection
  
• equal-interval classification
  
• equator
  
• equatorial aspect
  
• equidistant projection
  
• equivalent projection | see: equal-area projection
  
• erase
  
• error
  
• error propagation
  
• error table
  
• Esri Developer Network | see: EDN
  
• Esri Grid
  
• Esri Standard Label Engine
  
• estimation
  
• Euclidean distance
  
• Euclidean distance analysis
  
• evaluator
  
• event
  
• event handling
  
• event layer
  
• event overlay
  
• event table
  
• event theme
  
• event transform | see: transform events
  
• exception
  
• executable file
  
• exit state
  
• explanatory variable | see: independent variable
  
• explode
  
• exponent
  
• export
  
• exposure station
  
• expression
  
• Extended Entity Data
  
• extended postal code | see: ZIP+4 Code
  
• Extensible Markup Language | see: XML
  
• Extensible Style Language | see: XSL
  
• Extensible Style Language Transformations | see: XSLT
  
• extension
  
• extent
  
• extent rectangle
  
• external polygon | see: universe polygon
  
• extract server
  
• Extract wizard
  
• extraction guide
  
• extrapolation
  
• extrusion
  

F

• F | see: F statistic
  
• F statistic
  
• F test
  
• face
  
• facility
  
• false easting
  
• false northing
  
• feature
  
• feature attribute table | see: attribute table
  
• feature class
  
• feature code
  
• feature data
  
• feature dataset
  
• feature displacement
  
• feature extraction
  
• feature layer
  
• feature server
  
• feature service
  
• feature streaming
  
• feature table
  
• feature template
  
• feature weight
  
• feature-linked annotation
  
• Federal Geographic Data Committee | see: FGDC
  
• FGDC
  
• FGDC Clearinghouse | see: NSDI Clearinghouse Node
  
• FGDC standard | see: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  
• FID | see: ObjectID
  
• field
  
• field mapping
  
• field precision
  
• field scale
  
• field view
  
• file
  
• file geodatabase
  
• file name
  
• file name extension
  
• File Transfer Protocol | see: FTP
  
• fill
  
• fill symbol
  
• fillet
  
• filter
  
• Find Addresses
  
• Find Places
  
• Find Points of Interest
  
• Find Route
  
• Find Similar analysis
  
• first normal form
  
• fitness for use
  
• fix
  
• fixed reference point
  
• fixed use | see: single use
  
• fixed-time data
  
• flag
  
• Flash
  
• flatbed scanner
  
• flattening
  
• Flex
  
• floating layer
  
• floating point
  
• floating use | see: concurrent use
  
• flow direction
  
• flow map
  
• focal analysis
  
• focal functions | see: focal analysis
  
• focus field
  
• folder
  
• folder connection
  
• follow feature mode
  
• font
  
• footprint
  
• force concentration
  
• force element
  
• foreground
  
• foreign key
  
• form lines
  
• format
  
• formatted text tag | see: text formatting tag
  
• fractal
  
• frame
  
• framework
  
• free network adjustment
  
• free representation
  
• freeze
  
• frequency
  
• from-node
  
• FTP
  
• full cache
  
• function
  
• function chain
  
• functional surface
  
• fuzzy boundary
  
• fuzzy classification
  
• fuzzy set
  
• fuzzy tolerance
  

G

• Gantt chart
  
• Gateway Service
  
• Gauss-Kruger projection
  
• Gaussian distribution | see: normal distribution
  
• gazetteer
  
• GBF/DIME
  
• GDB | see: geodatabase
  
• GDI
  
• generalization
  
• genetic algorithm
  
• geocentric
  
• geocentric coordinate system
  
• geocentric datum
  
• geocentric latitude
  
• geocentric longitude
  
• geocode
  
• geocoded feature class
  
• GeocodeServer
  
• geocoding
  
• geocoding engine
  
• geocoding index
  
• geocoding platform
  
• geocoding process
  
• geocoding reference data
  
• geocoding rule base
  
• geocoding service
  
• geocoding style
  
• geocomputation
  
• geodata | see: geographic data
  
• geodatabase
  
• geodatabase data model
  
• geodatabase feature dataset
  
• geodatabase replication
  
• GeoDataServer
  
• geodataset
  
• geodesic
  
• geodesy
  
• geodetic datum
  
• geodetic latitude
  
• geodetic longitude
  
• Geodetic Reference System of 1980 | see: GRS80
  
• geodetic survey
  
• geodetic transformation | see: geographic transformation
  
• geofence
  
• geographic
  
• geographic constraint | see: extent
  
• geographic coordinate system
  
• geographic coordinates
  
• geographic data
  
• geographic database | see: geodatabase
  
• geographic information science | see: GIScience
  
• geographic information system | see: GIS
  
• geographic north | see: true north
  
• geographic primitive
  
• geographic projection | see: display projection
  
• geographic transformation
  
• geography
  
• geography level
  
• Geography Markup Language | see: GML
  
• geoid
  
• geoid height
  
• geoid-ellipsoid separation
  
• geolocation
  
• geometric coincidence
  
• geometric correction
  
• geometric dilution of precision | see: DOP
  
• geometric effect
  
• geometric element
  
• geometric network
  
• geometric transformation
  
• geometry
  
• GeoMobility Server
  
• geomorphology
  
• geoprocessing
  
• geoprocessing settings
  
• geoprocessing tool
  
• GEOPUB30.DLL
  
• georectification
  
• georeferencing
  
• georelational data model
  
• GeoRSS
  
• geospatial data clearinghouse | see: NSDI Clearinghouse Network
  
• geospatial technology
  
• geospecific model
  
• geostationary
  
• geostatistical layer file
  
• geostatistics
  
• geosurvey engine
  
• geosynchronous
  
• geotypical model
  
• Get Report
  
• GIF
  
• giomgr
  
• GIS
  
• GIS coordinate
  
• GIS Data ReViewer
  
• GIS server
  
• GIScience
  
• global analysis
  
• Global Check method
  
• global functions | see: global analysis
  
• global mode
  
• Global Navigation Satellite System | see: GLONASS
  
• global polynomial interpolation
  
• Global Positioning System | see: GPS
  
• global spatial data infrastructure | see: GSDI
  
• GlobalID
  
• globally unique identifier | see: GUID
  
• globe
  
• globe document
  
• globe properties
  
• globe terrain
  
• globe view
  
• GLONASS
  
• glyph
  
• GML
  
• GMT | see: Greenwich mean time
  
• gnomonic projection
  
• gon | see: gradian
  
• goodness of fit
  
• gore
  
• GPS
  
• grad | see: gradian
  
• gradian
  
• gradient
  
• gradient of gravity
  
• graduated color map
  
• graduated symbol map
  
• grain tolerance
  
• granularity
  
• graph | see: chart
  
• graphic
  
• graphic component
  
• graphic text
  
• Graphical Device Interface | see: GDI
  
• graphical user interface | see: GUI
  
• graticule
  
• graticule alignment of labels
  
• gravimeter
  
• gravimetric geodesy
  
• gravity model
  
• gray scale
  
• great circle
  
• Greenwich mean time
  
• Greenwich meridian
  
• grid
  
• grid cell | see: cell
  
• grid meridian
  
• grid north
  
• grid stack
  
• ground control
  
• ground control point | see: control point
  
• ground receiving station
  
• ground truth
  
• group
  
• group administrator
  
• group layer
  
• GRS80
  
• GSDI
  
• gsrvr
  
• GUI
  
• GUID
  

H

• hachure
  
• hachured contour
  
• halftone image
  
• Hamiltonian circuit
  
• Hamiltonian path
  
• hardware key
  
• HARN
  
• hatch class
  
• hatch definition
  
• hatch style
  
• hatches
  
• hatching
  
• HDOP
  
• heading
  
• heads-up digitizing
  
• heap
  
• hectare
  
• height
  
• Helmert transformation
  
• Help Node
  
• hemisphere
  
• heuristic
  
• hexadecimal
  
• hierarchical database
  
• hierarchy
  
• High Accuracy Reference Network | see: HARN
  
• High Precision Geodetic Network | see: HARN
  
• high-level language
  
• high-pass filter
  
• hillshading
  
• histogram
  
• histogram equalization
  
• historic parcel
  
• historical marker
  
• historical version
  
• history model
  
• HKCR
  
• hole
  
• honor
  
• horizon
  
• horizon circle
  
• horizontal angle
  
• horizontal control
  
• horizontal control datum | see: horizontal geodetic datum
  
• horizontal datum | see: horizontal geodetic datum
  
• horizontal dilution of precision | see: HDOP
  
• horizontal geodetic datum
  
• host
  
• hot link
  
• HPGN | see: HARN
  
• HRESULT
  
• HSV
  
• HTML
  
• HTML document
  
• HTML viewer
  
• HTTP
  
• HTTPS
  
• hub
  
• hue
  
• human geography
  
• hydrographic datum
  
• hydrographic survey
  
• hydrography
  
• hydrologic cycle
  
• hydrology
  
• hyperlink
  
• Hypertext Markup Language | see: HTML
  
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol | see: HTTP
  
• hypsography
  
• hypsometric curve
  
• hypsometric map
  
• hypsometric tinting
  
• hypsometry
  

I

• ICAO
  
• icon
  
• ID | see: identifier
  
• IDE
  
• identifier
  
• identify
  
• identity
  
• identity link
  
• IDispatch
  
• IDL
  
• IDW | see: inverse distance weighted interpolation
  
• IFSAR
  
• IID
  
• illumination
  
• image
  
• image catalog | see: raster catalog
  
• image coordinate
  
• image data
  
• image division
  
• image scale
  
• image server
  
• image service
  
• image service definition
  
• image service reference file
  
• image space
  
• imager
  
• imagery layer
  
• impedance
  
• impedance model
  
• impersonation
  
• implement
  
• import
  
• in-process
  
• inbound interface
  
• incident
  
• incident energy
  
• INCITS
  
• independent variable
  
• indeterminate flow direction
  
• index
  
• index contour line
  
• index map
  
• industry
  
• INFO database
  
• information space
  
• infrared scanner
  
• infrastructure
  
• inheritance
  
• input data
  
• input event record
  
• input feature
  
• input table
  
• inset map
  
• instance
  
• instantiation
  
• instrument setup field
  
• integer data | see: discrete data
  
• integrated development environment | see: IDE
  
• integrated feature dataset
  
• integration
  
• intensity
  
• interactive vectorization
  
• interchange format
  
• Interface Definition Language | see: IDL
  
• interferogram
  
• interior feature weight
  
• intermediate data
  
• international date line
  
• international meridian | see: Greenwich meridian
  
• International Organization for Standardization | see: ISO
  
• internationalization
  
• internet
  
• interoperability
  
• interpolation
  
• interrupted projection
  
• intersect
  
• intersection
  
• intersection connector
  
• interval data
  
• intranet
  
• intrinsic stationarity
  
• inverse distance
  
• inverse distance weighted interpolation
  
• IP address
  
• irregular triangular mesh | see: TIN
  
• irregular triangular surface model | see: TIN
  
• isanomal
  
• isarithm
  
• ISO
  
• isobar
  
• isochrone
  
• isohyet
  
• isolation level
  
• isoline
  
• isometric line
  
• isopleth
  
• isotherm
  
• isotropic
  
• isotropy
  
• item
  
• iterative procedure
  
• IUnknown
  

J

• J2ME | see: Java ME
  
• jaggies | see: aliasing
  
• Java
  
• Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition | see: Java ME
  
• Java Connector
  
• Java ME
  
• Java ME Wireless Toolkit
  
• Java viewer
  
• JavaScript
  
• JavaServer Faces
  
• JavaServer Pages | see: JSP
  
• JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library
  
• JDK
  
• Jenks' optimization
  
• job
  
• job commit
  
• job commit date
  
• job start date
  
• job status
  
• Job Tracking for ArcGIS | see: JTX
  
• JOG
  
• joining
  
• joint operations graphic | see: JOG
  
• JPEG
  
• JSF | see: JavaServer Faces
  
• JSON
  
• JSP
  
• JSTL | see: JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library
  
• JTX
  
• junction
  
• junction connectivity policy
  
• junction element | see: junction
  

K

• kernel | see: filter
  
• key
  
• key attribute | see: primary key
  
• keyboard shortcut
  
• keycode
  
• keyframe
  
• keyword
  
• kinematic positioning
  
• knockout
  
• knowledge base
  
• known point
  
• Kohonen map
  
• kriging
  

L

• L-band
  
• label
  
• label class
  
• label expression
  
• Label Fitting Strategy tab
  
• Label Manager
  
• label offset
  
• label offset constraint
  
• label orientation
  
• label placement option | see: label placement property
  
• label placement property
  
• label placement zone
  
• label point
  
• Label Position tab
  
• label priority
  
• label rule | see: label placement property
  
• label stacking
  
• label weight
  
• lag
  
• LAN
  
• land cover
  
• land information system
  
• land use
  
• landform
  
• landmark
  
• Landsat
  
• landscape ecology
  
• large scale
  
• large-format printer
  
• LAS
  
• LAS dataset
  
• late binding
  
• latitude
  
• latitude of center
  
• latitude of origin
  
• latitude-longitude
  
• lattice
  
• layer
  
• layer file
  
• layer package
  
• layout
  
• layout view
  
• LBS | see: location-based services
  
• leader
  
• least convex hull | see: convex hull
  
• least-cost path
  
• least-squares adjustment
  
• least-squares corrections
  
• left-right topology
  
• legend
  
• legend patch shape
  
• level of confidence | see: confidence level
  
• level of detail
  
• level of significance | see: significance level
  
• leveling
  
• LIBID
  
• library
  
• license
  
• license file
  
• lidar
  
• lighting normal
  
• limits
  
• line
  
• line connection
  
• line event
  
• line feature
  
• line of sight
  
• line simplification
  
• line smoothing
  
• line-on-line overlay
  
• line-on-point overlay
  
• lineage
  
• linear dimension
  
• linear feature | see: line feature
  
• linear interpolation
  
• linear referencing
  
• linear unit
  
• link
  
• Link command
  
• link lines
  
• Link tool
  
• LIS | see: land information system
  
• List page
  
• little endian
  
• load balance
  
• load distribution | see: load balance
  
• local analysis
  
• local area network | see: LAN
  
• Local check method
  
• local datum
  
• local functions | see: local analysis
  
• local polynomial interpolation
  
• localization
  
• location
  
• Location Aware Services
  
• location query | see: spatial query
  
• Location Utility Service
  
• location-allocation
  
• location-based services
  
• lock
  
• locked parcel
  
• locomotion
  
• log file
  
• logarithm
  
• logical expression
  
• logical network
  
• logical operator
  
• logical query
  
• logical selection | see: logical query
  
• long transaction
  
• long-range variation
  
• longitude
  
• longitude of center
  
• longitude of origin
  
• loop traverse | see: closed loop traverse
  
• loose coupling
  
• loosely coupled replication
  
• lossless compression
  
• lossy compression
  
• low-level language
  
• low-pass filter
  
• loxodrome | see: rhumb line
  

M

• m-coordinate | see: m-value
  
• m-value
  
• macro
  
• magnetic bearing
  
• magnetic declination
  
• magnetic north
  
• magnetometer
  
• Magnifier window
  
• maintenance license
  
• maintenance renewal
  
• major axis
  
• majority resampling
  
• make permanent
  
• managed raster catalog
  
• many-to-many relationship
  
• many-to-one relationship
  
• map
  
• map algebra
  
• map annotation
  
• map cache
  
• map collar | see: map surround
  
• map display
  
• map document
  
• map element
  
• map extent
  
• map feature | see: feature
  
• map generalization
  
• map library
  
• Map Production System | see: MPS
  
• map projection | see: projection
  
• map query | see: spatial query
  
• map reading
  
• map scale | see: scale
  
• map series
  
• map service
  
• map sheet
  
• map style | see: style
  
• map surround
  
• map template
  
• map topology
  
• map unit
  
• MapServer
  
• MapTip
  
• marginalia | see: map surround
  
• marker symbol
  
• market area
  
• market penetration analysis
  
• marshalling
  
• mashup
  
• mask
  
• mass point
  
• master checkout version
  
• master geodatabase
  
• master site
  
• match score
  
• matching
  
• mathematical expression
  
• mathematical function
  
• mathematical model
  
• mathematical operator | see: operator
  
• matrix
  
• MAUP
  
• max extent
  
• mean
  
• mean center
  
• mean sea level
  
• mean stationarity
  
• measure | see: route measure
  
• measure location fields
  
• measure value | see: m-value
  
• measured grid | see: grid
  
• measurement
  
• measurement error
  
• measurement residual
  
• median
  
• median center
  
• medium-format printer
  
• members
  
• memory cache
  
• memory leak
  
• mental map
  
• menu
  
• menu item
  
• mereing
  
• merge policy
  
• merging
  
• meridian
  
• metabase
  
• metadata
  
• metadata element
  
• Metadata Explorer
  
• metadata profile
  
• metadata server
  
• metadata service
  
• metes and bounds
  
• method
  
• metropolitan statistical area
  
• microdensitometer
  
• micrometer
  
• micron
  
• micropolitan statistical area
  
• MIDP
  
• MIL-STD-2525B Change 1
  
• MIL-STD-6040
  
• Military Analyst extension
  
• mimetic symbol
  
• min/max scale
  
• minimum bounding rectangle
  
• minimum candidate score
  
• minimum map unit
  
• minimum match score
  
• minor axis
  
• minute
  
• misclosure | see: closure error
  
• mixed list
  
• mixed pixel
  
• model
  
• model generalization | see: database generalization
  
• model parameter
  
• ModelBuilder
  
• modifiable areal unit problem | see: MAUP
  
• modifier