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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