GIS Dictionary

[coordinate systems] An imaginary line, generally following the meridian of longitude lying 180 degrees east and west of the Greenwich […]

[organizational issues] The process of creating software that can be adapted to the requirements of different languages and cultures without

The global network of computers that communicate through common protocols, such as TCP/IP.

[interoperability] The capability of components or systems to exchange data with other components or systems, or to perform in multiple

1 [mathematics] The estimation of surface values at unsampled points based on known surface values of surrounding points. Interpolation can

[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