GIS Dictionary

1 [geography] Any prominent natural or artificial object in a landscape used to determine distance, bearing, or location. 2 [geography] […]

[satellite imaging] Multispectral, earth-orbiting satellites developed by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) that gather imagery for land-use inventory, geological

[environmental GIS] The study of spatial patterns, processes, and change across biological and cultural structures within areas encompassing multiple ecosystems.

[cartography] Generally, a map scale that shows a small area on the ground at a high level of detail.

[printing] A printing device capable of producing an image on large paper or other media sized between 36 and 87

[3D GIS] An industry-standard binary file format that maintains information related to lidar data.

[database structures] A geodataset that references LAS files and surface constraints, and enables a person to examine LAS files in

[programming] A COM technique that an application uses for determining an object’s properties and methods at run time, rather than

The angular distance, usually measured in degrees north or south of the equator. Lines of latitude are also referred to

The latitude value that defines the center, and sometimes the origin, of a projection.

The latitude value that defines the origin of the y-coordinate values for a projection.