GIS Dictionary

[geolocating] An address locator in which processing is done on one computer with the results accessible to other computers. Server-side […]

1 [computing] A persistent software process that provides data or computing resources for client applications. 2 [ESRI software] In ArcWeb

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a type of network analysis for determining the region that encompasses all accessible streets

[ESRI software] The currency for ArcGIS Online. Service credits are consumed when using certain functions, for example spatial analysis, routing,

[software] A software program that receives service requests from clients, processes data, and serves it back to the client.

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Image Server, a table defining links to multiple raster datasets and some service-specific attributes, including display

[programming] A Java platform technology for extending Web servers that provides a component-based, platform-independent method for building Web-based applications.

[programming] In ArcIMS, the default connector used to connect the ArcIMS Application Server to a Web server.

[programming] A Java platform technology that interfaces with a Web server and hosts servlets. Servlet engines provide a common application

[programming] The process by which a Web application maintains information across a sequence of requests by the same client to

A handheld navigational instrument that measures, from its point of observation, the angle between a celestial body and the horizon