GIS Dictionary

[mathematics] The order in which operators are evaluated in an expression; operators with a higher precedence are evaluated before those […]

[IS technology] The process of fine-tuning data, software, or processes to increase efficiency, improve performance, and produce the best possible

[computing] A database company that produces a relational database management system (also called Oracle), which allows data and other objects

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a network location used to determine routes in vehicle routing problem (VRP) analysis. Users

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, an object used in vehicle routing problem (VRP) analysis. An order pair defines a

[data structures] Data classified by comparative value; for example, a group of polygons colored lighter to darker to represent less

A kriging method in which the weights of the values sum to unity. It uses an average of a subset

[Euclidean geometry] In a rectangular coordinate system, the distance of the y-coordinate along a vertical axis from the horizontal or

[cartography] The national mapping and cartographic agency of the United Kingdom. Now a civilian organization, the Ordnance Survey is one

1 [geography] An object’s position or relationship in direction with reference to points of the compass. 2 [ESRI software] In

[ESRI software] An option that controls whether a label can be placed in an upside-down or sideways position. A small