GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS 8.3 and previous versions, an object that defines the process for translating nonspatial descriptions of places, […]

[ESRI software] A template on which a geocoding service is built. Each template is designed to accommodate a specific format

[computing] The application of computer technology to spatial problems, including problems of collecting, storing, visualizing, and analyzing spatial data, and

[ESRI software] A database or file structure used primarily to store, query, and manipulate spatial data. Geodatabases store geometry, a

[ESRI software] The schema for the various geographic datasets and tables in an instance of a geodatabase. The schema defines

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, a collection of feature classes stored together so they can participate in topological relationships with

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a method of distributing data across two or more geodatabases in order to synchronize data changes.

[ESRI software] A table in an ArcSDE geodatabase that stores geometric shapes for each feature. Feature tables are used in

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a coarse-grained object that represents a geodatabase. It allows software users to perform replication operations, data

[ESRI software] Any organized collection of data in a geodatabase with a common theme.

The shortest distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid. Any two points along a meridian form a