GIS Dictionary

[empty] An ID assists with the design and flow of the course, helping the author with the organization of the content, determining the best way to present a particular concept, … Read more

[programming] Acronym for interface identifier. A string that provides the unique name of an interface. An IID is a type of globally unique identifier (GUID).

[programming] Acronym for integrated development environment. A software development tool for creating applications, such as desktop and Web applications. IDEs blend user interface design and layout tools with coding and … Read more

[computing] A unique character string or numeric value associated with a particular object.

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a tool that, when applied to a feature (by clicking it), opens a window showing that feature’s attributes.

[analysisgeoprocessing] In geoprocessing, a topological overlay that computes the geometric intersection of two datasets. The output dataset preserves all the features of the first dataset plus those portions of the … Read more

[data editing] An anchor that prevents the movement of features during rubber sheeting.

[non-ESRI software] A generic COM interface that has methods allowing clients to ask which members are supported. Classes that implement IDispatch can be used for late binding and DispID binding, … Read more

[programming] Acronym for Interface Definition Language. A language used to define COM interfaces. The Microsoft implementation of IDL may also be referred to as MIDL or Microsoft IDL.