GIS Dictionary

[coordinate systems] In a spherical coordinate system, the vertical line that runs parallel to the earth’s rotation, passing through 90 […]

The value for a given surface location that represents an attribute other than position. In an elevation or terrain model,

[coordinate systems] A conversion factor used to adjust vertical and horizontal measurements into the same unit of measure. Specifically, the

[statistics] A statistical measure of the spread of values from their mean, expressed in standard deviation units, where the z-score

[coordinate systems] In raster-to-TIN conversion, the maximum allowed difference between the z-value of the input raster cell and the z-value

[coordinate systems] The value for a given surface location that represents an attribute other than position. In an elevation or