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instance

1 [computing] In object-oriented programming, a single object created based on the template or definition of the class to which […]

instantiation

[computing] In programming, the process of creating a single object based on the template or definition of the class to

instrument setup field

[ESRI software] In the Survey Analyst for field measurements Survey Explorer, a field that allows the user to select the

integrated feature dataset

[ESRI software] In geodatabases, a feature dataset that stores topologically associated feature classes. The topological editing tools in ArcMap can

integration

[data transfer] A high degree of interconnection between two or more programs or datasets, in which they share a common

intensity

In the IHS (intensity, hue, saturation) color model, the relative brightness of a color.

interactive vectorization

[data conversion] A manual process for converting raster data into vector features that involves tracing raster cells.

interchange format

[data sharing] A file format that allows the easy exchange of data between different software programs.

interferogram

[remote sensing] A radar image that records interference patterns captured by two antennae a short distance apart.

interior feature weight

[ESRI software] One of two weights that allow control of how labels are placed relative to polygon features in ArcMap.

intermediate data

[modeling] Any data in a process that did not exist before the process existed and that will not be maintained

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