GIS Dictionary

[map projections] The line of latitude in a conic or cylindrical projection in normal aspect where the projection surface touches […]

[cartography] A type of diagram that consists essentially of a central point from which lines radiate outward. The central point

[software] A ready-to-use Web application that is designed for a specific purpose, such as a store locator or a map

1 [programming] In programming, the current data contained by an object. 2 [government] An autonomous political and administrative division of

[coordinate systems] A group of planar coordinate systems based on the division of the United States into more than 130

[ESRI software] A logical organization of all the states in the geodatabase. A state tree illustrates and maintains the logical

[programming] In programming, an operation that makes changes to an object or one of its associated objects, such as removing

[programming] In programming, not retaining changes between calls. A stateless object or application does not store parameters or values from

[programming] An operation that does not make changes to an object, such as drawing a map.

[GPS] Determining a position on the earth by averaging the readings taken by a stationary antenna over a period of

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In geostatistics, a property of a spatial process in which all statistical properties of an