GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A user-designated character that divides long labels into two or more lines during the labeling process. There can […]

[ESRI software] All attribute domains in geodatabases have a split policy associated with them. When a feature is split into

[satellite imaging] Acronym for Satellite Pour lObservation de la Terre. Earth observation satellites developed by Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES),

[surveying] An elevation measurement taken at a single location.

[programming] Acronym for Structured Query Language. A syntax for retrieving and manipulating data from a relational database. SQL has become

[Internet] Acronym for Secure Sockets Layer. An encryption protocol for the secure transfer of private information over the Internet.

[programming] Acronym for single threaded apartment. An apartment that has only a single thread. User interface code is usually placed

[cartography] In cartography, any material such as a Mylar sheet or film that is more durable than paper and less

1 [computing] In computing, a data storage structure that operates on last in, first out (LIFO) protocol. As with a

[software] An application that runs by itself, not within an ArcGIS application.

[ESRI software] Annotation that is stored in the geodatabase, consisting of geographically placed text strings that are not associated with