GIS Dictionary

The point at which a satellite traveling north to south crosses the equator.

[network analysis] A type of attribute for network elements that cannot be apportioned. The value of a descriptor stays the

[data analysis] A type of market analysis that draws lines from a set of geocoded points (usually customers) to a

[data management] Mapping software that is installed onto and runs on a personal computer and allows users to display, query,

[computing] The secondary object in a relationship class, such as a table containing attributes associated with features in a related

[ESRI software] In ArcView 3.x, one of the two tables involved in a join operation. The destination table must be

[ESRI software] One of two types of pages in the Survey Analyst Survey Explorer. The Detail page displays a detailed

[network analysis] A conclusively definitive line or course in which something is issuing or moving in a stream. For an

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In spatial modeling, a type of model or a part of a model in which

[statistics] The process of removing the trend from a spatial model by subtracting the trend surface (usually polynomial functions of

[map projections] A geometric shape such as a cone, cylinder, or plane that can be flattened without being distorted. Many