GIS Dictionary

1 [map design] The abstraction, reduction, and simplification of features for change of scale or resolution. 2 [data editing] The […]

[computing] A search algorithm inspired by genetics and Darwin’s theory of natural selection. The algorithm goes through an iterative process

1 [geodesy] Measured from the earth or the earth’s center. 2 [astronomy] Having the earth as a center.

[coordinate systems] A three-dimensional, earth-centered reference system in which locations are identified by their x-, y-, and z-values. The x-axis

A horizontal geodetic datum based on an ellipsoid that has its origin at the earth’s center of mass. Examples are

[coordinate systems] The angle between the equatorial plane and a line from a point on the surface to the center

[coordinate systems] The angle between the prime meridian and a line drawn from a point on the surface to the

1 [geocoding] To assign a street address to a location. 2 [government] A code representing the location of an object,

[geocoding] A feature class created by batch geocoding.

[ESRI software] An ArcGIS Server software component that provides programmatic access to an address locator and performs single and batch

[geocoding] A GIS operation for converting street addresses into spatial data that can be displayed as features on a map,