GIS Dictionary

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blocking

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a geocoding indexing process that reduces the number of potential matches that need to be checked.

blunder

[surveying] In surveying, a defective measurement that can be detected by a statistical test.

Boolean expression

[mathematics] An expression, named for the English mathematician George Boole (1815-1864), that results in a true or false (logical) condition.

Boolean operation

A GIS operation that uses Boolean operators to combine input datasets into a single output dataset.

Boolean operator

[mathematics] A logical operator used in the formulation of a Boolean expression. Common Boolean operators include AND, which specifies a

border arcs

[data models] The arcs that create the boundary line of a polygon coverage.

boundary

[surveying] A line separating adjacent political entities, such as countries or districts; adjacent tracts of privately-owned land, such as parcels;

boundary effect

A problem created during spatial analysis, caused by arbitrary or discrete boundaries being imposed on spatial data representing nondiscrete or

boundary feature weight

[ESRI software] One of two types of feature weights that allow control of how labels are placed relative to polygon

boundary line

[cartography] A division between adjacent political entities, tracts of private land, or geographic zones. Boundary lines may be imaginary lines,

boundary monument

[surveying] An object that marks an accurately surveyed position on or near a boundary.

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