GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A serialization file containing ArcIMS folders and any submitted MapNotes and EditNotes. It is stored in the ArcIMS […]

[ESRI software] A serialization file created in the ArcIMS AppServer directory that saves site parameters, including which services are running

ESRI software

[data transfer] A file format, also known as an export file, used to enable a coverage, grid or TIN and

[ESRI software] A file-based collection of coverages, grids, TINs, or shapefiles stored as a directory of folders in the file

[ESRI software] A public ArcIMS virtual server that allows an ArcGIS user to create maps in ArcMap, rather than ArcIMS

[ESRI software] A library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, and ArcGIS

[ESRI software] Technology for managing geographic information in a relational database management system (RDBMS). ArcSDE is part of the ArcGIS

[ESRI software] The user who administers ArcSDE geodatabases. The ArcSDE administrative user can be the SDE user, but for DBO-schema

An application or program that communicates with ArcSDE to query, store and manage spatial data. Examples include ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS

[ESRI software] In ArcCatalog, an instance of SQL Server Express used to store ArcSDE geodatabases.