GIS Dictionary

[database structures] One of two geodatabase system tablesthe adds and deletes tablescreated for a feature class or table when it […]

[data models] Acronym for digital elevation model. The representation of continuous elevation values over a topographic surface by a regular

[geography] The statistical characteristics (such as age, birth rate, and income) of a human population.

[geography] The statistical study of human populations, especially their locations, distribution, economic statistics, and vital statistics.

[data editing] To add vertices to a line at specified distances without altering the line’s shape.

[graphics map display] An instrument for measuring the opacity of translucent materials such as photographic negatives and optical filters.

1 [Euclidean geometry] In spatial measurements, the quantity per unit area or length. 2 [physics] In a substance such as

[remote sensing] A technique normally applied to a single-band monochrome image for highlighting areas that appear to be uniform in

[statistics] The variable representing the process being predicted or modeled, such as crime, foreclosure, or rainfall. The dependent variable is

[computing] The installation of a component or application on a target machine.

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a network location used to represent a starting, stopping, or renewal location for routes