GIS Dictionary

[accuracy] A measure of positional consistency between a data point and other, near data points. Relative accuracy compares the scaled […]

[navigation] A bearing measured relative to a vessel or aircraft’s heading.

[map projections] Coordinates identifying the position of a point with respect to another point.

[computing] In computing, the location of a computer file given in relation to the current working directory.

[ESRI software] In geodatabase editing, the other replica in a replica pair of parent and child. The relative replica to

[cartography] A map element that contains a simplified view of the sources used to compile a map.

[cartography] Elevations and depressions of the earth’s surface, including those of the ocean floor. Relief can be represented on maps

[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