GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A type of complex temporal event in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that includes two components and involves a stationary […]

[ESRI software] An event in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that contains two components: one with persistent object information, and one with

[non-ESRI software] In COM, a binary unit of code that can be used to create COM objects.

[computing] A section of the registry that can be used to categorize classes by their functionality. Component categories are used

[ESRI software] An ArcGIS utility program (Categories.exe) that can be used to view and manipulate component category information.

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurement, a set of simple measurements that are related and applied as a

[computing] A link or association between objects where the lifetime of one object controls the lifetime of its related objects.

[computing] A UML term used to describe a form of association in which the lifetime of the whole controls the

[standards] Within metadata, a group of data elements (including other compound elements) that together describe a characteristic of a spatial

[database structures] A primary key that requires two or more fields to be unique.

[computing] The process of reducing the size of a file or database. Compression improves data handling, storage, and database performance.