GIS Dictionary

[programming] In programming, an operation that makes changes to an object or one of its associated objects, such as removing […]

[programming] In programming, not retaining changes between calls. A stateless object or application does not store parameters or values from

[programming] An operation that does not make changes to an object, such as drawing a map.

[GPS] Determining a position on the earth by averaging the readings taken by a stationary antenna over a period of

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In geostatistics, a property of a spatial process in which all statistical properties of an

[linear referencing] In the pipeline industry, another name for linear referencing. Stationing allows any point along a line feature representing

[statistics] Ordinal, interval, or ratio data represented as a surface in which the height of each area is proportional to

[network analysis] A line that follows the steepest downhill direction on a surface. Paths terminate at the surface perimeter or

[Euclidean geometry] The solid (conical) angle subtended at the center of a sphere of radius r by a bounded region

[map design] A map produced with a stereoscopic plotter using aerial photographs and geodetic control data.

1 [map projections] A tangent planar projection that views the earth’s surface from a point on the globe opposite the