GIS Dictionary

[computing] An XML-based protocol developed by Microsoft, SAP, and IBM for exchanging information between peers in a decentralized, distributed environment. SOAP allows programs on different computers to communicate independently of … Read more

[software] Acronym for server object container. A process in which one or more services is running, or the machine hosting this process. SOC processes are started and shut down by … Read more

[software] A ready-to-use application geared toward a specific audience or industry.

[network analysis] A function that performs network analysis based on a set of network data.

[software] Acronym for server object manager. A Windows service that manages a set of server objects that are distributed across one or more server object container machines, or the machine … Read more

[remote sensing] Acronym for sound navigation and ranging. A system or device that measures the time lapse between emitting a sound and receiving a returned echo to determine the location, … Read more

[computing] A method of phonetic spelling used for searches and address matching. Soundex uses an algorithm to represent letters and numbers with similar phonetic equivalents to facilitate searching.

1 [analysisgeoprocessing] The location or group of locations used as the starting point for distance analysis. 2 [network analysis] A junction feature that pushes flow away from itself through the … Read more

[ESRI software] In ArcView 3.x, one of the two tables involved in a join operation. The source table must be the inactive table; its attributes are appended to the destination … Read more