GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] The component of a complex temporal event in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that contains feature attribute information, and possibly […]

[ESRI software] A function in ArcGIS Tracking Analyst that allows users to play back the temporal display of data as

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Tracking Analyst, the time range within which data will be displayed. Temporal windows can be set

[data storage] A dataset temporarily stored on disk or in memory.

[geography] An area of land having a particular characteristic, such as sandy terrain or mountainous terrain.

[3D GIS] A multiresolution, TIN-based surface built from measurements stored as features in a geodatabase. Associated and supporting rules help

[3D GIS] A data structure associated with a terrain dataset used to define a multi-resolution surface, which organizes data into

[3D GIS] In a terrain dataset, a collection of line or polygon feature classes used to represent those geographic features

[3D GIS] An individual level of detail in a terrain dataset pyramid. Each level has a pair of properties: resolution

[3D GIS] The range of pyramid levels for which polygon or polyline features will be enforced in the surface of

[3D GIS] A spatially coherent organization of terrain data facilitating efficient retrieval and editing. Tile definition is based on the