GIS Dictionary

[data structures] The division of a two-dimensional area into polygonal tiles, or a three-dimensional area into polyhedral blocks, in such […]

[ESRI software] A table containing text attributes, such as color, font, size, location, and placement angle, for an annotation subclass

[software] An entity that displays text entered by a user or derived from another source for editing purposes.

[ESRI software] A rectangle that bounds a text string.

[ESRI software] Tags used with text in ArcGIS that allow formatting to be modified for a portion of a text

[cartography] Text placed next to a feature on a map to describe or identify it.

[symbology] A text style defined by font, size, character spacing, color, and so on, used to label maps and geographic

[3D GIS] A digital representation of the surface of a feature.

[ESRI software] In ArcScene and ArcGlobe, a location embedded in a geometry that helps define how a texture is mapped.

[ESRI software] The application of a texture to a 3D object in ArcScene and ArcGlobe.

[data structures] Features of one type that are generally placed together in a single layer.