| Active Sensors | | From A to Z, GIS professionals, students and everyone with an interest can sharpe... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Affine-Transformation-3-150x1... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Adjacency | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Arc-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) | | Affine transformation: [geometry] An affine transformation changes points, polyli... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/attribute-table-example-gis-d... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Arc | | Active Sensors: [Remote sensing] Active sensors illuminates its target and measur... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ArcGlobe-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| ArcGIS | | Adjacency: [geometry] Adjacency occurs when two objects share the same boundary a... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ascii-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| ArcGlobe | | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR): [Remote sensing] AVHRR collects... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Aspect-150x100.jpg | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Atmospheric window | | Arc: [data structure] Arcs are lines or polygon boundaries, represented as a seri... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/survey-base-station-1-150x100... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Azimuth | | ArcCatalog: [software] ArcCatalog is an application in the ArcGIS suite used to m... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bearing-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Basemap | | ArcGIS: [software] ArcGIS is a GIS software package produced by the Environmental... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bilinear-interpolation-1-150x... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Benchmark | | ArcGlobe: [software] ArcGlobe is a global three-dimensional visualization and ana... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Buffer-Line-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Boolean Algebra | | ArcScene: [software] ArcScene is a 3D feature and raster viewer part of the Esri ... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/carrier-phase-gps-150x100.png... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Bundle adjustment | | American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII): [file format] ASCII u... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cartography-1-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Cartesian coordinate | | Aspect: [GIS processing] Aspect is the slope direction on a terrain surface. Aspe... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Centroid-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Cartometry | | Atmospheric window: [remote sensing] An atmospheric window are wavelengths at whi... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Code-Phase-GPS-1-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Clip | | Attribute table: [data structure] An attribute table stores non-spatial informati... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CAD-schematic-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Conic Projection | | Base station: [surveying] A base station is a precisely surveyed location used as... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/contours-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Continuous raster | | Basemap: [cartography] A basemap is a background georeferenced image that gives a... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Coordinate-Transformation-2-1... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Control point | | Bearing: [surveying] A bearing is a direction expressed as a geographic angle mea... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Cubic-Convolution-11-150x100.... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Coordinate Geometry (COGO) | | Azimuth: [surveying] An azimuth is an angle between 0° and 360° measured clockwis... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Equidistant-Conic-Projection-... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Coordinates | | Benchmark: [surveying] Benchmarks are precisely surveyed points usually marked wi... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Vector-Raster-Data-Models-150... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Cylindrical Projection | | Bilinear interpolation: [mathematics] Bilinear interpolation is a technique for c... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/database-schema-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Database Management System (DBMS) | | Boolean Algebra: [mathematics] Boolean algebra are conditions used to select feat... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/differential-gnss-150x100.png... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Developable Surface | | Buffer: [GIS processing] The buffer tool is a proximity function that creates a p... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/digital-line-graph-150x100.pn... | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| Digital Elevation Model (DEM) | | Bundle adjustment: [geometry] Bundle adjustment consists of simultaneously removi... | https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DRG-150x100.png | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Manifold GIS: [software] Manifold is a GIS software package used for mapping, CAD... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Map Algebra: [mathematics] Map algebra is the combination of spatial data using s... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Map Legend: [cartography] A map legend is a visual graphic of the symbology used ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Map Projection: [cartography] A map projection is a systematic rendering of featu... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | MapInfo: [software] MapInfo by Pitney Bowes (founded in 1986) is a GIS location i... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Meridian: [coordinate system] Meridians (or lines of longitudes) are coordinate o... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Metadata: [data structure] Metadata is data about data. Metadata describes the ch... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Minimum Mapping Unit: [remote sensing] A minimum mapping unit is the smallest res... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Moderate Resolution Imaging Sensor (MODIS): [remote sensing] MODIS is a high spec... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Moving Window: [mathematics] A moving window is a rectangular arrangement of cell... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Multispectral Imagery: [remote sensing] A multispectral image is a multi-channel ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Nadir: [remote sensing] Nadir is the point directly below the aircraft which is u... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD): [organization] The NLCD is a Landsat Thematic... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): [organization] NOAA is th... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | National Wetlands Inventory (NWI): [organization] The NWI is a dataset compiled b... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Nearest Neighbor Interpolation: [mathematics] Nearest neighbor interpolation invo... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Neat Line: [cartography] A neat line is a cartographic element that surrounds all... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Neighborhood Operation: [mathematics] A neighborhood operation is a spatial funct... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Network: [data structure] A network in GIS is a connected set of line features us... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Node: [data structure] A node is an important point along a line feature where tw... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Nominal Scale: [cartography] A nominal scale is a types of measurement that indic... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | North American Datum 1927 (NAD27): [geodesy] NAD27 is the adjustment of long-base... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83): [geodesy] NAD83 is the successor of NAD27 a... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | North American Vertical Datum of 1929 (NAVD29): [geodesy] NAVD29 or National Geod... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88): [geodesy] NAVD88 is a vertical da... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | North Arrow: [cartography] A north arrow gives orientation to the map reader by s... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Northing: [coordinate system] A northing is the axis in the approximate north-sou... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Ordinal Scale: [coordinate system] An ordinal scale represents the relative order... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Orthographic Projection: [map projection] An orthographic projection is a map pro... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Orthometric Height: [map projection] Orthometric height is a height measured from... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Orthophotograph: [remote sensing] An orthophotograph is a vertical photograph wit... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Overshoot: [editing] An overshoot is a digitized line that extend past the intend... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Panchromatic Image: [editing] A panchromatic image records wavelengths in only on... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Parallax : [remote sensing] Parallax is term used in photogrammetry that describe... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Passive Sensors: [remote sensing] Passive remote sensing measure natural energy f... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Pixels (GIS): [data structure] Pixels are the grid cells that make up raster imag... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Planar Topology: [editing] Planar topology requires that intersections for lines ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Polygon: [data structure] A polygon is a closed, connected set of lines that defi... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Positional Dilution of Precision (PDOP): [data structure] PDOP is a quantitative ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Public Land Survey System (PLSS): [organization] The PLSS is a land measurement s... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | QGIS: [software] QGIS (formerly Quantum GIS) is a free and open source software p... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Quad-Trees: [remote sensing] Quad-Trees are raster data structures based on succe... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Quantile Classification: [cartography] Quantile classification is a classificatio... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Query: [programming] A query is a request or search of spatial or tabular data ba... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Random Location Sampling: [statistics] Random location sampling is a statistical ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Raster Data: [data structure] A raster is a data model used in GIS which are usua... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Raster Resampling: [mathematics] Raster resampling is a technique used to recalcu... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Record: [data structure] A record in an attribute table row that specifies an ins... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Registration : [GIS processing] Registration is the alignment or assignment of co... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Remote Sensing: [GIS dictionary definition] Remote sensing is the science of obta... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Rotate: [mathematics] An affine transformation changes points, polylines, polygon... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Rubbersheeting : [mathematics] Rubbersheeting is a transformation technique using... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Scale Bar: [mathematics] A scale bar graphically shows the distance on the map wi... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Scale: [mathematics] An affine transformation changes points, polylines, polygons... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Selection Tool: [GIS processing] The selection tool identifies an object or set o... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Semi-Major/Minor Axis: [geodesy] The semi-major axis is one-half of the major axi... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Semivariance: [statistics] Semivariance is the variance between valued samples gi... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Server: [hardware] A server is a computer program component that offers data stor... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Set Algebra: [mathematics] Set algebra is a method to select items in a database ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Shaded Relief: [remote sensing] A shaded relief map displays the brightness and s... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Sidelap: [remote sensing] Sidelap (or side overlap) consists of the overlapping e... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Skeletonize: [GIS processing] Skeletonizing is the process of thinning a raster l... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Skew: [mathematics] An affine transformation changes points, polylines, polygons ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Sliver: [editing] A sliver is a small, spurious gap considered as a topology erro... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Slope: [mathematics] Slope is the change in elevation with respect to change in l... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Snapping Environment: [editing] The snapping environment in GIS determines the di... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO): [organization] SSURGO is a fine-scale, ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Spaghetti Data Model: [data structure] The spaghetti data model is a simple GIS m... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Spatial Relationship: [data structure] A spatial relationship links GIS features ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Spherical Coordinates: [coordinate system] Spherical coordinates is a coordinate ... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Spheroid: [geodesy] A spheroid is a three-dimensional mathematical model represen... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Spline: [mathematics] A spline is an interpolation method that generates a smooth... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | State Plane Coordinates: [coordinate system] State Plane Coordinates is a standar... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | State Soil Geographic (STATSGO): [organization] (STATSGO is a coarse resolution d... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Stereo Pairs: [remote sensing] Stereo pairs are overlapping photos taken at diffe... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
| | Stereographic Projection: [map projection] A stereographic projection is a mappin... | | | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | https://gisgeography.com/gis-dictionary-definition-glossary/ | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 | 2019-09-30 12:32:40 |
George Whelan
