GIS Dictionary

[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

[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.