GIS Dictionary

[non-ESRI software] The server-side component architecture for the J2EE platform. EJB enables development of distributed, transactional, secure, and portable Java

The rectangle surrounding one or more geographical features in coordinate space, determined by the minimum and maximum coordinates in the

[ESRI software] Settings that can apply to all tools within the application, all tools within a model or script, or

[computing] A variable maintained by the operating system and shared among programs. Environment variables function as placeholders for environment information,

An abstract representation of a complex environmental process, emphasizing relationships and patterns in natural systems. Environmental models allow decision makers

[ESRI software] An ArcGIS utility application that can be used to investigate the contents of object libraries.

A table of the predicted positions of a satellite within its orbit for each day of the year, or for

[coordinate systems] A coordinate system identification created by the European Petroleum Survey Group.

[business] A trade area boundary set halfway between a store or service point and its neighboring stores or service points.

[cartography] A data classification method that divides polygon features into groups so that the total area of the polygons in

A projection in which the whole of the map as well as each part has the same proportional area as