GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A method for processing data automatically in which the data is grouped into batches and executed by the […]

[ESRI software] In ArcToolbox, a table which displays the input name, user-selected parameters, and output name, where applicable, for all

[data conversion] An automated process that converts raster data into vector features for an entire raster or a portion of

[cartography] A map representing the topography of a seafloor or lake bed, using contour lines to indicate depth.

[cartography] The science of measuring and charting the depths of water bodies to determine the topography of a lake bed

[ESRI software] In MOLE, the primary area in which a force unit operates, such as air, space, ground, sea, surface,

[data transfer] In communications, the number of electrical cycles, or signals, transmitted per second. At lower transfer speeds the baud

A theorem developed by English mathematician Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) about conditional probability. It states that the probability of a given

A statistical approach to measuring likelihood. Bayesian estimates are based on the synthesis of a prior distribution and current sample

The horizontal direction of a point in relation to another point, expressed as an angle from a known direction, usually

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, one of two methods for computing the coordinate geometry traverse. The bearing