GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] A highly compressed, read-only data structure that can store spatial geometry (points, lines, and polygons), and attribute data. […]

[ESRI software] The account used to administer ArcSDE. The SDE user requires certain advanced database privileges to configure and manage

[ESRI software] A system environment variable that defines the location where ArcSDE software is installed.

[ESRI software] A program run by a database administrator during ArcSDE installation or upgrade. The sdesetup program creates or upgrades

[data sharing] Acronym for spatial data infrastructure. A framework of technologies, policies, standards, and human resources necessary to acquire, process,

[programming] Acronym for software development kit. A set of code libraries and related tools used to develop platform-specific applications.

[standards] Acronym for Spatial Data Transfer Standard. A data exchange format for transferring different databases between dissimilar computing systems, preserving

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Image Server, a polygon that defines the mosaic boundary of the raster dataset used in an

[analysisgeoprocessing] The maximum distance in coverage units a feature can be from the current point for consideration as the closest

[network analysis] In network analysis, the threshold distance used to find the closest network element to a network location.

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In spatial interpolation, a polygon that forms a subset of data around the prediction location.