GIS Dictionary

[database structures] In geodatabases, a subset of features in a feature class or objects in a table that share the […]

[modeling] A model that weights locations relative to each other based on given criteria. Suitability models might aid in finding

[cartography] A contour line placed between regularly spaced contours, used when the terrain change is not large enough to be

[data models] A geographic phenomenon represented as a set of continuous data (such as elevation, geological boundaries, or air pollution);

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] Generating a statistical surface that approximates the values of a set of known x,y,z points.

[ESRI software] Perpendicular or normal to the slope of the surface in 3D Analyst. As changes in slope are approached

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, a collection of survey objects of a particular type. A survey dataset

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, importers that interpret operation codes and feature codes when a data collector

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, a dataset that stores survey objects.

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, the main interface for working with stored survey information. Data may be

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, layers that are created whenever survey datasets or survey projects are added