GIS Dictionary

[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, one of two possibilities for performing a constrained adjustment. In the weighted […]

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] The geographic center of a set of points as adjusted for the influence of a

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] The value of a point’s attribute computed by averaging the values of its surrounding points,

[data analysis] A technique for combining multiple rasters by applying a common measurement scale of values to each raster, weighting

[geodesy] Acronym for World Geodetic System 1972. A geocentric datum and coordinate system designed by the U.S. Department of Defense,

[geodesy] Acronym for World Geodetic System 1984. The most widely used geocentric datum and geographic coordinate system today, designed by

[programming] A SQL clause that specifies a selection criterion that allows filtering of a query result set.

[ESRI software] An interactive graphic component of a user interface (such as a button, scroll bar, or menu bar), its

[meteorology] A diagram showing, for a given place and time period, how much of the time the wind blows from

[graphics map display] The process of limiting the viewable extent of a map or data by panning and zooming.

[graphics computing] A three-dimensional picture of an object, composed entirely of lines (wires). The lines represent the edges or surface