GIS Dictionary

[data structures] The x,y coordinate space defined by the number of columns and rows in a raster dataset. The origin […]

[network analysis] A measure of the amount of resistance, or cost, required to traverse a path in a network, or

[ESRI software] In ArcInfo, a routing model that determines the best route by finding the path of least resistance.

[Internet] A process by which a Web application assumes the identity of a particular user and thus gains all the

[programming] In programming an interface, to provide code for each of the methods of an interface (the interface is defined

[data conversion] To bring data from one computer system or application into another. Importing often involves some form of data

[computing] Within the process space of a client application, a class contained in a DLL is in-process, as objects are

[programming] An interface implemented by a class, on which a client can call members.

[network analysis] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a network location used in closest facility analysis. Car accidents, crime scenes, and fires

[physics] Electromagnetic radiation that strikes a surface.

[standards] Acronym for International Committee for Information Technology Standards. An ANSI-accredited forum that creates and maintains information and communications technology