GIS Dictionary

[network analysis] A function that determines attribute values for network elements in a network dataset. If a network source does not have an evaluator, the default evaluator for its element … Read more

[linear referencing] A geographic location stored in tabular rather than spatial form. Event types include address events, route events, x,y events, and temporal events.

[programming] Watching for events that are broadcast by another class, and taking action when they occur.

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a layer created from an event table.

[linear referencing] In linear referencing, an operation that produces a route event table that is the logical intersection or union of two input route event tables. Event overlay is one … Read more

[linear referencing] A data source containing location information in tabular format (called events) that is used to create a spatial dataset. For example, an event table might contain x,y coordinates … Read more

[ESRI software] In ArcView 3.x, a spatial data theme created from an event table.