GIS Dictionary

[spatial analysis] A zone around a map feature measured in units of distance or time. A buffer is useful for proximity analysis.

[computing] In computing, a flaw or error in a software program or hardware component that prevents it from performing the way it should.

1 [network analysis] In ArcGIS, the process of creating a network system. For geometric networks, this includes establishing connectivity, creating network features, and creating logical network tables. For network datasets, … Read more

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst – Cadastral Editor, a cadastral fabric editing command that creates a parcel from construction lines and legal records.

[computing] A set of conductors that provide communications links between the various functional components of a computer, such as memory and peripheral devices.

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, the spatially-enabled DBMS table that holds the main attribute values of a dataset. A business table with a spatial column is a feature class, and … Read more

[programming] A command that executes a function, macro, or custom code when clicked.