GIS Dictionary

[statistics] The correlation or similarity of values, generally values that are nearby in a dataset. Temporal data is said to […]

[graphics map display] The process of making maps using computer systems that carry out many of the tasks associated with

The identification of geographic features and their outlines in remote-sensing imagery through postprocessing technology that enhances feature definition, often by

[data editing] An operation in which text is automatically placed on or next to features on a digital map by

[computing] The automatic functioning of a machine, system, or process, without the need for human interaction. [software] In COM technology,

[data capture] The scale at which nondigital data is made digital; for example, a map digitized at a scale of

[data capture] The creation of vector data from raster data through automated tracing of pixels that are in close proximity

[data transfer] The degree of ease with which a dataset or other object may be found or obtained.

[ESRI software] The object-oriented programming language on which ArcView 3.x is based. Avenue provides tools for customizing ArcView 3.x and

[3D GIS] The average distance separating sample points in a point dataset. A terrain dataset uses the average point spacing

[remote sensing] Acronym for Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. A scanner flown on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar-orbiting