GIS Dictionary

[graphics computing] An image stored in binary form and divided into a matrix of pixels. Each pixel consists of a […]

[remote sensing] Any technique that changes the digital values of an image for the sake of analysis or enhanced display,

[remote sensing] In a digital image, a value assigned to a pixel.

[data capture] The process of converting the geographic features on an analog map into digital format using a digitizing tablet,

[data capture] A way of using a digitizing tablet in which locations on the tablet are mapped to specific locations

An algorithm that examines the connectivity of a network to find the shortest path between two points. Dijkstra’s algorithm is

[data models] Acronym for Dual Independent Map Encoding. A data storage format for geographic data developed by the U.S. Census

[physics] A length of a certain distance and bearing.

[ESRI software] One of a number of procedures that dictate what type of dimension feature is created and the number

[ESRI software] In ArcMap, a special kind of geodatabase annotation that shows specific lengths or distances on a map. A

[ESRI software] A geodatabase feature class that stores dimension features.