GIS Dictionary

1 [map projections] The coordinate system used for displaying geographic data. Examples include the data frame in ArcMap and the […]

[map display] The scale at which data is rendered on a computer screen or on a printed map.

[ESRI software] The mode of command representation on a computer screen. The display type controls whether you see a command’s

[map display] The unit of measure used to render dimensions of shapes, distance tolerances, and offsets on a computer screen

1 [ESRI software] A geoprocessing command that removes boundaries between adjacent polygons that have the same value for a specified

[ESRI software] In linear referencing, a procedure that combines event records in tables where there are events on the same

[physics] The measure of separation between two entities or locations that may or may not be connected, such as two

[spatial analysis] A mathematical representation of the effect of distance on the accessibility of locations and the number of interactions

[ESRI software] In the Survey Analyst for field measurements Survey Explorer, a field for entering distance for use in a

[physics] The unit of measurement for distance, such as feet, miles, meters, and kilometers.

On a map or image, the misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared