GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In an ArcView 3.x project, the process of updating document paths when referenced document data is moved from […]

A reference system used to locate x, y, and z positions of point, line, and area features in two or

A measurement of locations on the earth’s surface expressed in a two-dimensional system that locates features based on their distance

[coordinate systems] A method by which the curved surface of the earth is portrayed on a flat surface. This generally

[data conversion] The mathematical conversion of a map from one projected coordinate system to another, generally used to integrate maps

[data conversion] A transformation used only to transform coordinates digitized directly from high-altitude aerial photographs of relatively flat terrain, assuming

[mathematics] An ellipsoid created by rotating an ellipse around its major axis.

[ESRI software] An attribute of an object defining one of its characteristics or an aspect of its behavior.

[ESRI software] A file that stores attributes for a particular ArcIMS item or function. Property files have a .properties file

[software] A user interface component that provides access to change the properties of an object or objects.

[symbology] A symbol whose size differs in relation to the phenomenon being mapped.