GIS Dictionary

[geocoding] The process of regeocoding a feature or features in a geocoded feature class.

[remote sensing] Collecting and interpreting information about the environment and the surface of the earth from a distance, primarily by

[remote sensing] Imagery acquired from satellites and aircraft, including panchromatic, radar, microwave, and multispectral satellite imagery.

[graphics computing] A mechanism that defines how data appears when displayed. For example, the hillshade renderer for raster data in

[graphics computing] The process of drawing to a display; the conversion of the geometry, coloring, texturing, lighting, and other characteristics

[ESRI software] In 3D Analyst, a tab on the Layer Properties dialog box that allows users to control whether or

[ESRI software] The isolation level in a database management system (DBMS) that ensures that when the same rows are read

[ESRI software] In geodatabase editing, the portion of the data in a geodatabase that is copied from a source geodatabase

[ESRI software] In geodatabase editing, each combination child and parent replica.

[ESRI software] An XML file that describes schema differences between the data in a replica and its relative replica.

[ESRI software] A workspace document file that describes the schema of the data in a replica.