GIS Dictionary

[geodesy] The vertical distance of a point or object above or below a reference surface or datum (generally mean sea […]

[symbology] A map element that displays a simplified representation of the terrain within a map’s extent. Elevation guides are designed

[ESRI software] A layer in ArcGlobe that has been categorized to help define the geometry of the globe surface.

[symbology] Hypsometric tint bands based on elevation ranges used in an elevation guide.

A geometric shape described mathematically as the collection of points whose distances from two given points (the foci) add up

1 [Euclidean geometry] A three-dimensional, closed geometric shape, all planar sections of which are ellipses or circles. An ellipsoid has

[3D GIS] A multipoint feature class embedded into a terrain dataset. When a feature class is embedded, it is incorporated

[non-ESRI software] Acronym for Enhanced Metafile. A spool file format used in printing by the Windows operating system.

[statistics] That property of a quantity that indicates that the quantity depends on data, observations, or experiment only; that is,

[ESRI software] In geometric networks, a network feature that allows flow to pass through it.

[navigation] Acronym for electronic navigational chart. A vector data product used for nautical navigation. ENC data is produced by nautical