GIS Dictionary

[map projections] A world projection that reduces distortion by dividing the projected area into gores, each with its own central […]

[analysisgeoprocessing] A geometric integration of spatial datasets that preserves features or portions of features that fall within areas common to

[data management] The point where two lines cross. In geocoding, most often a street crossing.

[data structures] Data classified on a linear calibrated scale, but not relative to a true zero point in time or

[Internet] A computer network, often using the same software and serving the same functions as those found on the Internet,

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In spatial statistics, the assumption that a set of data comes from a random process

[statistics] One divided by distance, often raised to some power (1/D or 1/D2, for example), where D is a distance

An interpolation technique that estimates cell values in a raster from a set of sample points that have been weighted

Acronym for Internet protocol address. A unique number, such as 10.48.6.8, that identifies each computer on the Internet. IP addresses

[cartography] A line on a map connecting points of equal difference from a normal value, usually a meteorological value such

1 [cartography] An isoline drawn according to values that can occur at points; an isometric line. 2 [cartography] A line