GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In ArcCatalog, a mechanism used to access remote file systems and shared databases.

[cadastral and land records] A cadastral fabric line with bearing and distance data attached to it, commonly used to tie

1 [data models] The way in which features in GIS data are attached to one another functionally or spatially. 2

[network analysis] In network datasets, a logical grouping of point features, line features, or both, that controls how network elements

[network analysis] In a network dataset, a property of network sources that defines how network elements connect to each other

[data models] A visual representation of the relationship between elements in a model. Connectors join elements together to create processes.

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, one of two phases involved when performing a least squares adjustment for

[data models] Limits imposed on a model to maintain data integrity. For example, in a water network model, an 8-inch

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS versions 9 and earlier, an edit command that takes selected features from one or more feature

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst – Cadastral Editor, a line with a bearing and distance that is used to create

[ESRI software] The operating system account that server object container processes run as, which is specified by the GIS server