GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] All the temporal information, including the earliest and last observations, of a data layer in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst.

[data models] An emerging capability in GIS for integrating temporal data with location and attribute data.

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Tracking Analyst, an object being observed through time.

[ESRI software] The component of a complex temporal event in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that contains feature shape and attribute information.

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Tracking Analyst, data gathered for a given object through time.

[ESRI software] The component of a complex temporal event in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that contains feature attribute information, and possibly

[ESRI software] A function in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that allows users to play back the temporal display of data as

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Tracking Analyst, the time range within which data will be displayed. Temporal windows can be set

[data storage] A dataset temporarily stored on disk or in memory.

[geography] An area of land having a particular characteristic, such as sandy terrain or mountainous terrain.

[3D GIS] A multiresolution, TIN-based surface built from measurements stored as features in a geodatabase. Associated and supporting rules help