GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, and ArcGIS […]

[ESRI software] Technology for managing geographic information in a relational database management system (RDBMS). ArcSDE is part of the ArcGIS

[ESRI software] The user who administers ArcSDE geodatabases. The ArcSDE administrative user can be the SDE user, but for DBO-schema

An application or program that communicates with ArcSDE to query, store and manage spatial data. Examples include ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS

[ESRI software] In ArcCatalog, an instance of SQL Server Express used to store ArcSDE geodatabases.

[ESRI software] A geodatabase stored in an RDBMS served to client applications using ArcSDE technology. An ArcSDE geodatabase can support

[ESRI software] A single-user ArcSDE geodatabase that is created on Microsoft SQL Server Express.

[ESRI software] A collection of tables that store metadata about user tables in a geodatabase managed using ArcSDE technology. ArcSDE

[ESRI software] A user interface in ArcGIS used for accessing, organizing, and managing a collection of geoprocessing tools, models, and

[ESRI software] In ArcView 3, a file for creating and storing documents for GIS work. All activity in ArcView 3

[ESRI software] Acronym for Arc Extensible Markup Language. A file format that provides a structured method for communication between all