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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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[data architecture,geography]
A geographic phenomenon represented as a set of continuous data (such as elevation, geological boundaries, or air pollution).
[spatial analysis]
A spatial distribution that associates a single value with each position in a plane, usually associated with continuous attributes.
