GIS Dictionary

A statistical approach to measuring likelihood. Bayesian estimates are based on the synthesis of a prior distribution and current sample […]

The horizontal direction of a point in relation to another point, expressed as an angle from a known direction, usually

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, one of two methods for computing the coordinate geometry traverse. The bearing

[ESRI software] The actions or characteristics exhibited by an object in a database, as defined by a set of rules.

1 [surveying] A brass or bronze disk, set in a concrete base or similarly permanent structure, inscribed with a mark

[ESRI software] The route of least impedance between two or more locations, taking into account connectivity and travel restrictions such

[Euclidean geometry] A curved line whose shape is derived mathematically rather than by a series of connected vertices. In graphics

[digital image processing] In digital image processing, a measure of the theoretical distance between two normal distributions of spectral classes,

[hardware] A computer hardware architecture in which, within a multibyte numeric representation, the most significant byte has the lowest address

[graphics map display] A method for displaying graphics associated with features in a three-dimensional map display by posting them vertically

[computing] In computing, having only two states, such as yes or no, on or off, true or false, or 0