GIS Dictionary

[symbology] A map symbol that serves as a route marker. Shields come in many varieties, but the most common shields […]

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] In a spatial model, fine-scale variation that is usually modeled as spatially-dependent random variation.

1 [network analysis] The best route or the route of least impedance between two or more points, taking into account

[software] A complete application that demonstrates a solution for a specific need.

[geocoding] An adjustable value that dictates how far away from either the left or right side of a line feature

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst, used to compute a coordinate that is not a part of the main traverse course

1 [remote sensing] Information conveyed via an electric current or electromagnetic wave. 2 [physics] The modulation of an electric current,

[remote sensing] The ratio of the information content of a signal to its noninformation content (noise).

[statistics] In statistical testing, the probability of an incorrect rejection of the null hypotheses.

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] A parameter of a variogram or semivariogram model that represents a value that the variogram

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, a line feature that corresponds to a single network element in the logical network.