GIS Dictionary

[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.

[ESRI software] Description of a dimension feature’s symbology, what parts of it are drawn, and how it is drawn. Every

[ESRI software] A toolbar in ArcMap that facilitates the creation of dimension features.

[network analysis] In ArcInfo Workstation, an arc between two nodes with one direction specified.

[network analysis] A network state in which edges have an associated direction of flow. In a directed network flow, the