GIS Dictionary

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Euclidean distance

The straight-line distance between two points on a plane. Euclidean distance, or distance “as the crow flies,” can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem.

Euclidean distance analysis

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, a description of each raster cell’s relationship to the closest source.