GIS Dictionary

[programming] In Microsoft’s COM component programming model, a group of threads, working within a process, that work within the same […]

[programming] Acronym for application programming interface. A set of interfaces, methods, protocols, and tools that application developers use to build

In an orbit path, the point at which the object in orbit is farthest from the center of the body

[defense] A military symbology specification published by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). APP-6A is based on MIL-STD-2525A, the predecessor to

[analysisgeoprocessing] Adding features from multiple data sources of the same data type into an existing dataset.

[non-ESRI software] A small program that usually executes from within a Web browser. Applets are compatible with most platforms, and

[software] A computer program that receives user requests through a client application and returns results to the client.

[Internet] A Web service that solves a particular problem; for example, a Web service that finds all of the hospitals