GIS Dictionary

1 [ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a way to see the contents of a selected item in the Catalog tree in […]

[software] In ArcGlobe and 3D Analyst, an additional window that allows a user to view 3D data in a scene

[3D analysis] The locations visible from one or more specified points or lines. Viewshed maps are useful for such applications

[Internet] A directory name, used in a URL, that corresponds to a real or actual directory on a Web server.

[ESRI software] The map page as seen in layout view in ArcMap.

[ESRI software] The current extent of a map document in ArcGIS. The virtual study area never has a boundary.

[computing] A logical table in a database that stores a pointer to the data rather than the data itself.

[ESRI software] A minimum and maximum value that a map scale must fall between in order for the map layers

[non-ESRI software] A programming language developed by Microsoft based on an object-oriented form of the BASIC language and intended for

[non-ESRI software] The embedded programming environment for automating, customizing, and extending ESRI applications, such as ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It offers

[programming] A Microsoft implementation of the C++ programming language which is part of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Development environment, used to