GIS Dictionary

[symbology] A symbol that imitates or closely resembles the thing it represents, such as an icon of a picnic table […]

[ESRI software] The smallest and largest scales at which a layer is visible on a map. Scale ranges are used

[ESRI software] A rectangle, oriented to the x- and y-axes, that bounds a geographic feature or a geographic dataset. It

[geocoding] In geocoding, the minimum score a potential match record requires to be considered a candidate. This value is adjustable

The shorter axis of an ellipse or spheroid.

1 [geodesy] An angle equal to 1/60 of a degree of latitude or longitude and containing sixty seconds. 2 [mathematics]

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, one of two types of lists in the List page. The mixed

In remote sensing, a pixel whose digital number represents the average of several spectral classes within the area that it

1 [data models] An abstraction of reality used to represent objects, processes, or events. 2 [modeling] A set of rules

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a type of parameter exposed in a geoprocessing model that displays in a model’s dialog box

[ESRI software] The interface used to build and edit geoprocessing models in ArcGIS.