GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] An all-purpose view in ArcMap and ArcReader for exploring, displaying, and querying geographic data. This view hides all […]

A type of market analysis primarily used to look at competing sites or to select potential new locations.

[data storage] One or more structured sets of persistent data, managed and stored as a unit and generally associated with

[data management] The person who manages a database. Database administration includes user setup, security, backup and recovery procedures for data,

[data management] A link to a database from a software application. Database connections have two states: connected to or disconnected

[database structures] The development of the conceptual, logical, and physical structures of a database in order to meet user requirements.

[database structures] The abstraction, reduction, and simplification of features and feature classes for deriving a simpler model of reality or

[database structures] A set of software applications used to create and maintain databases according to a schema. Database management systems

[ESRI software] The database permissions category assigned to a group of users who perform the same types of tasks and,

[ESRI software] Mathematically calculated data that describes the state of a database and which the database management system (DBMS) uses

[database structures] The proprietary database platforms supported by a program or component.