GIS Dictionary

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multichannel receiver

[remote sensing] A receiver that tracks several satellites at a time, using one channel for each satellite.

multidimensional data

[data models] Data that is comprised of multiple dimensions, such as space and time. For example, a temperature dataset could

multimodal network

[network analysis] A network in which two or more types of transportation modes (such as walking, riding a train, or

multipart feature

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a digital representation of a place or thing that has more than one part but is

multipatch

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a type of geometry consisting of planar three-dimensional rings and triangles, used in combination to model

multipatch feature

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a real-world geographic feature modeled using multipatch geometry.

multipath error

[satellite imaging] Errors caused when a satellite signal reaches the receiver from two or more paths, one directly from the

multiple regression

[statistics] Regression in which the dependent variable is measured against two or more independent variables.

Multiple Setup page

[ESRI software] In the Survey Analyst for field measurements Survey Explorer, one of two types of setup pages. The Multiple

multipoint

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS software, a geometric element defined by an unordered set of x,y coordinate pairs.

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