GIS Dictionary

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real-time data

[data capture] Data that is displayed immediately, as it is collected. Real-time data is often used for navigation or tracking.

real-time mode

[ESRI software] The time mode in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst in which data is automatically displayed on the map after being

reclassification

[spatial analysis] The process of taking input cell values and replacing them with new output cell values. Reclassification is often

reconcile

[database structures] In concurrency management, to merge all modified data in the current database edit session with a second version

record

1 [database structures] A set of related data fields, often a row in a database, containing all the attribute values

rectification

[data conversion] The process of applying a mathematical transformation to an image so that the result is a planimetric image.

rectilinear

1 [mathematics] Characterized by straight lines, usually parallel to orthogonal axes. 2 [map design] A map or image whose horizontal

recycling

[programming] The process by which server instances in a pool are replaced by new instances of services. Recycling allows services

redistricting

[government] The process of revising the boundaries of administrative, legislative, or election districts.

redundancy

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst, occurs when the number of observed measurements is greater than the number of computed coordinates

reference

[programming] A pointer to an object, interface, or other item allocated in memory. COM objects keep a running total of

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