GIS Dictionary

[statistics] A statistic used to assess how well a model fits the data. It compares categorized data with a multinomial […]

[ESRI software] In geodatabase editing, data that has been copied to a destination geodatabase during the replication process.

A straight line that joins two points on a curve.

[cartography] A thematic map in which areas are distinctly colored or shaded to represent classed values of a particular phenomenon.

The saturation, purity, or intensity of a color.

[navigation] Acronym for Chart Updating Manual. A document containing updates to aeronautical information, used by the U.S. military to update

[Euclidean geometry] A two-dimensional geometric shape for which the distance from the center to any point on the edge is

[Euclidean geometry] A curved line that is a section of a circle, with two vertices, one situated at each endpoint.

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] A measure of directional variation, on a scale from zero to one, among a set

[GPS] The standard PRN code used by most civilian GPS receivers.

[astronomy] An orbit 22,245 miles (35,800 kilometers) above the equator in which a satellite travels at the same speed that