GIS Dictionary

In image processing, an edge-detection filter that enhances those linear features in an image that are oriented in a particular […]

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] Natural or physical processes that affect a measured trait or attribute so that the magnitude

[computing] An area of a computer disk that holds a set of data files, other directories, or both. Operating systems

[data quality] Regions surrounding features that have been altered after the initial topology validation process and require additional topology validation

[network analysis] In geometric networks, an object or shape representing a geographic object through which flow is impossible.

[ESRI software] The process of copying data to another geodatabase, editing that data, then merging the changes with the data

[data models] Data that represents phenomena with distinct boundaries. Property lines and streets are examples of discrete data.

[data capture] A method of digitizing in which points are placed individually to define a feature’s shape.

[ESRI software] A feature that has definite feature boundaries.

[data models] A raster that typically represents phenomena that have clear boundaries with attributes that are descriptions, classes, or categories.

[hardware] A storage medium for recording digital information, consisting of a round, flat, spinning plate coated with a magnetic material.