GIS Dictionary

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst, a deterministic interpolation method. The interpolated surface is not required to […]

[ESRI software] A field of type UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) in which values are automatically assigned by the geodatabase when

1 [cartography] A sphere on which a map of the earth or a celestial body is represented. Since the earth’s

[ESRI software] A disk-based representation of the globe view or views contained in ArcGlobe. Globe documents have a .3dd extension.

[ESRI software] In ArcGlobe, properties that can be set for a globe document. These include vertical exaggeration, background color, or

[ESRI software] In ArcGlobe, a globe surface with base heights supplied from an elevation layer.

[ESRI software] In ArcGlobe, the display window in which a globe can be viewed.

[GPS] Acronym for Global Navigation Satellite System. The Russian counterpart of the United States Global Positioning System.

[symbology] The geometric shape of a character in a font.

[data transfer] Acronym for Geography Markup Language. An OpenGIS Implementation Specification designed to store and transport geographic information. GML is

[map projections] A planar projection, tangent to the earth at one point, projected from the center of the globe. All