GIS Dictionary

[computing] A window that can exist in a floating state or be attached to the main application window.

[computing] Moving a floating toolbar or window to a fixed location in the graphical user interface.

[ESRI software] A component of an ArcView 3.x project. Each document type (view, table, chart, layout, script) has its own

[ESRI software] Supporting information for software data and tools. Documentation may be descriptive or instructional, and is published in a

[ESRI software] In geoprocessing, the interface used to write documentation for tools, toolsets, toolboxes, and processes within a model.

1 [data transfer] The range of valid values for a particular metadata element. 2 [computing] A group of computers and

[Internet] The unique name of a computer system on the Internet, such as “esri.com.”

[spatial analysis] A method of defining the rings in an analysis so that the values inside the rings are exclusive.

[GPS] Acronym for dilution of precision. An indicator of satellite geometry for a constellation of satellites used to determine a

[physics] The apparent change in frequency of sound or light waves caused by the relative motion between a source and

[GPS] Signal processing that uses a measured Doppler shift to help the receiver track the GPS signal.