GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In Business Analyst, the site of a known, well-performing business.

[geocoding] In geocoding, a value assigned to all potential candidates for an address match. The match score is based on

[geocoding] In geocoding, the process of linking a record, such as an address, to a set of reference data. The

A kind of expression that evaluates to a number which is then typically stored in a variable, a field on

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, a function that applies a mathematical operation to the values of a single input

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, a set of relations between measurements and unknown coordinates.

[mathematics] A rectangular arrangement of data, usually numbers, in rows and columns. In computer science, a two-dimensional array is called

[spatial analysis] Acronym for modifiable areal unit problem. A challenge that occurs during the spatial analysis of aggregated data in

[map display] The maximum bounding rectangle (in x,y coordinates) of an on-screen map. Users cannot zoom out beyond the max