GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In ArcGlobe, the folder on a computer’s disk drive where ArcGlobe stores layer cache files.

[non-ESRI software] A type of early binding in which DispID properties and methods are accessed at compile time, so there’s

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a link created to define the source and destination coordinates for a spatial adjustment. Links are

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst – Cadastral Editor, the difference in the coordinates of a point between successive least-squares adjustments.

[ESRI software] Often used to refer to subclasses of the Display abstract class. For example, “when drawing to the display”

1 [map projections] The coordinate system used for displaying geographic data. Examples include the data frame in ArcMap and the

[map display] The scale at which data is rendered on a computer screen or on a printed map.

[ESRI software] The mode of command representation on a computer screen. The display type controls whether you see a command’s

[map display] The unit of measure used to render dimensions of shapes, distance tolerances, and offsets on a computer screen

1 [ESRI software] A geoprocessing command that removes boundaries between adjacent polygons that have the same value for a specified

[ESRI software] In linear referencing, a procedure that combines event records in tables where there are events on the same