GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS software, a digital map feature that represents a place or thing that has length but not […]

[Internet] A Web resource that provides access to a broad array of related resources and services.

[Internet] A Web component that processes requests and generates dynamic content. Portlets are used in portals as pluggable user interfaces

[surveying] The latitude, longitude, and altitude (x,y,z coordinates) of a point, often accompanied by an estimate of error. Position may

[geocoding] A series of letters or numbers, or both, in a specific format, used by the postal service of a

[data editing] During versioned geodatabase editing, the process of applying the current edit session to the reconciled target version.

[mathematics] The number of times a value is to be multiplied by itself, indicated by an exponent. For example, 2

1 [data quality] The closeness of a repeated set of observations of the same quantity to one another. Precision is

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In spatial modeling, the process of forming a statistic from observed data to assign values

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] A value quantifying the uncertainty of a prediction; mathematically, the square-root of the prediction variance.

[software] User-specified settings that determine how an application will act or appear when it is used.