GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst – Cadastral Editor, the topological relationships explicit in the cadastral fabric data model.

surveying

[cadastral and land records] A boundary survey taken for the purposes of ownership and taxation.

An official record of the dimensions and value of land parcels, used to record ownership and assist in calculating taxes.

1 [accuracy] The comparison of the accuracy of an instrument’s measurements to a known standard. 2 [spatial analysis] In spatial

[graphics map display] A line on a map extending between a feature’s geographic position and its corresponding symbol or label,

[ESRI software] In ArcScene and ArcGlobe, an object that defines the perspective of a scene or globe’s display.

[ESRI software] A record returned as a potential match for an address in the geocoding process.

[computing] In a relational database, any key that can be used as the primary key in a table.

[analysisgeoprocessing] In location-allocation, the maximum number of people or units that a center can service, contain, or have assigned to

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, the text for a command that appears with the “Text Only” and “Image and Text” display