GIS Dictionary

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

[geodesy] A reference ellipsoid having a semimajor axis of approximately 6,378,206.4 meters and a flattening of 1/294.9786982. It is the

1 [data analysis] A set of entities grouped together on the basis of shared attribute values. 2 [data models] Pixels

A set of categories for classification that divide the range of all values so that each piece of data is

[cartography] The process of sorting or arranging entities into groups or categories; on a map, the process of representing members

[ESRI software] An ASCII file in the geocoding rule base that identifies and classifies keywords that may appear in an

[programming] Acronym for Connected Limited Device Configuration. A framework for developing J2ME applications for devices with very limited resources, such

[data quality] Data that is free from error.

[data conversion] Improving the appearance of scanned or digitized data by correcting overshoots and undershoots, closing polygons, performing coordinate editing,

[data sharing] A repository structure, physical or virtual, that collects, stores, and disseminates information, metadata, and data. A clearinghouse provides

[computing] An application, computer, or device in a client/server model that makes requests to a server.