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depot visit

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, an object used to represent a single visit to a specific depot in vehicle […]

depth contour

[symbology] A line on a map connecting points of equal depth below a hydrographic datum.

derived data

In ModelBuilder, data created by running a geoprocessing operation on existing data. Derived data from one process can serve as

descending node

The point at which a satellite traveling north to south crosses the equator.

descriptor

[network analysis] A type of attribute for network elements that cannot be apportioned. The value of a descriptor stays the

desire-line analysis

[data analysis] A type of market analysis that draws lines from a set of geocoded points (usually customers) to a

desktop GIS

[data management] Mapping software that is installed onto and runs on a personal computer and allows users to display, query,

destination

[computing] The secondary object in a relationship class, such as a table containing attributes associated with features in a related

destination table

[ESRI software] In ArcView 3.x, one of the two tables involved in a join operation. The destination table must be

Detail page

[ESRI software] One of two types of pages in the Survey Analyst Survey Explorer. The Detail page displays a detailed

determinate flow direction

[network analysis] A conclusively definitive line or course in which something is issuing or moving in a stream. For an

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