GIS Dictionary

[mathematics] A number, variable, function, or combination of these, with operators or parentheses, or both, that can be evaluated to […]

[ESRI software] A type of mathematical function that performs a calculation on the values of cells in an input raster.

1 [GPS] A set of objects that are connected to function as a unit. In GPS technology, an array of

The point at which a satellite traveling south to north crosses the equator.

[data transfer] Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The de facto standard for the format of text files

[Internet] Acronym for Active Server Pages. A Microsoft server-side scripting technology that can be used to create and run dynamic,

[programming] A Microsoft-created programming framework built on top of the common language runtime (CLR) that can be used on a

1 [analysisgeoprocessing] The compass direction that a topographic slope faces, usually measured in degrees from north. Aspect can be generated

[hardware] The ratio of the width of an image to its height. The aspect ratio of a standard computer monitor

[software] A package of software and its associated resources. For example, an ArcGIS Win32 assembly will typically include executables, DLLs,

A type of operator that assigns the result of an expression to an output, usually a raster, for storage.