====== Glossary of Geomatics, GIS and the Geoweb ======

This bilingual glossary [[:glossaire:|French]]/English collects short, synthetic definitions of key concepts of geomatics, GIS and the nebula called the Geoweb. Some definitions may seem too simple, even simplistic or questionable in the eyes of specialists in certain disciplines. Our goal is essentially pragmatic: to facilitate access for neophytes to this area and help them in their learning.

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===== A =====

  * [[english:glossary:api|API]]
  * [[english:glossary:attributequery|Attribute query]]
  * [[english:glossary:attributetable|Attribute table]]
  * [[english:glossary:attributes|Attributes]]

===== B =====

  * [[english:glossary:basemap|Base map]]
  * [[english:glossary:boolean|Boolean]]
  * [[english:glossary:bufferzone|Buffer zone]]

===== C =====

  * [[english:glossary:cardinal|Cardinal (level of measurement)]]
  * [[english:glossary:cardinality|Cardinality]]
  * [[english:glossary:cartography|Cartography]]
  * [[english:glossary:cell|Cell]]
  * [[english:glossary:cloudcomputing|Cloud computing (Cloud)]]
  * [[english:glossary:column|Column]]
  * [[english:glossary:conceptualdatamodel|Conceptual Data Model]]
  * [[english:glossary:conformal|Conformal (Projection)]]
  * [[english:glossary:coordinates|Coordinates (System of)]]
  * [[english:glossary:correlation | Correlation]] 
  * [[english:glossary:csv|CSV (Data Format)]]
  * [[english:glossary:compromise|Compromise (Projection)]]
===== D =====

  * [[english:glossary:datacollection|Data Collection]]
  * [[english:glossary:dataformat|Data (Format)]]
  * [[english:glossary:datamodels|Data Models]]
  * [[english:glossary:dataorganization|Data Organization]]
  * [[english:glossary:database|Database]]
  * [[english:glossary:Datum|Datum]]
  * [[english:glossary:dbf|DBF (DataBaseFile)]]
  * [[english:glossary:dtm|Digital Terrain Model (DTM)]]
  * [[english:glossary:digitalization|Digitalization]]
  * [[english:glossary:digitization|Digitization]]
  * [[english:glossary:discretization|Discretization / Classification]]
  * [[english:glossary:distance|Distance]]

===== E =====

  * [[english:glossary:Ellipsoid|Ellipsoid]]
  * [[english:glossary:encoding|Encoding]]
  * [[english:glossary:equalinterval|Equal interval (Class of)]]
  * [[english:glossary:equalsize|Equal size (Class of)]]
  * [[english:glossary:entity|Entity]]
  * [[english:glossary:entityrelationship|Entity-Relationship (Model)]]
  * [[english:glossary:equivalent|Equivalent (Projection)]]
  * [[english:glossary:exceldata|Excel data]]
  * [[english:glossary:exif|Exif Format (Exchangeable image file format)]]
  * [[english:glossary:extent|Extent]]

===== F =====

  * [[english:glossary:field|Field]]
  * [[english:glossary:filesformat|Files (Format)]]
  * [[english:glossary:filesmanagement|Files (Management)]]
  * [[english:glossary:filesproject|Files (Project)]]
  * [[english:glossary:foreignkey|Foreign Key]]
  * [[english:glossary:format|Format]]

===== G =====

  * [[english:glossary:generalisation|Generalisation]]
  * [[english:glossary:geocoding|Geocoding]]
  * [[english:glossary:geodesy|Geodesy]]
  * [[english:glossary:geographicdata|Geographic data]]
  * [[english:glossary:geographicdatabase|Geographic Database]]
  * [[english:glossary:graphicalscale|Graphical and Numerical Scale]]
  * [[english:glossary:geographicinformation|Geographic Information]]
  * [[english:glossary:gis|Geographic Information System (GIS)]]
  * [[english:glossary:geographicwebservices|Geographic Web Services]]
  * [[english:glossary:geojson|GeoJson]]
  * [[english:glossary:geolocation|Geolocation]]
  * [[english:glossary:geometry|Geometry]]
  * [[english:glossary:geoprocessing|Geoprocessing]]
  * [[english:glossary:georeference|Georeference]]
  * [[english:glossary:georeferencing|Georeferencing]]
  * [[english:glossary:gisproject|GIS Project]]
  * [[english:glossary:gissoftware|GIS Software]]
  * [[english:glossary:gnss|GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)]]
  * [[english:glossary:gps|GPS (Global Positioning System)]]
  * [[english:glossary:grid|Grid]]
===== H =====

  * [[english:glossary:heatmap|Heatmap]]
  * [[english:glossary:headtailbreaksclasses|Head/Tail Breaks Classes]]

===== I =====

  * [[english:glossary:identifier|Identifier]]
  * [[english:glossary:image|Image]]
  * [[english:glossary:information|Information]]
  * [[english:glossary:informationsystems|Information Systems]]
  * [[english:glossary:interactiveselectiontool|Interactive selection (tool)]]
  * [[english:glossary:interoperability|Interoperability]]
  * [[english:glossary:ISO-8859-1|ISO-8859-1]]

===== J =====

  * [[english:glossary:jenks|Jenks Method (Discretization)]]
  * [[english:glossary:joinattribute|Join (Based on Attribute)]]
  * [[english:glossary:JSON|JSON (Javascript Object Notation)]]

===== K =====

  * [[english:glossary:KML/KMZ|KML/KMZ (Format)]]

===== L =====
  * [[english:glossary:Lambert93|Lambert93]]
  * [[english:glossary:Landregistration|Land Registration]]
  * [[english:glossary:Language]]
  * [[english:glossary:latitude|Latitude]]
  * [[english:glossary:layer|Layer]]
  * [[english:glossary:legend|Legend]]
  * [[english:glossary:levelofdetail|Level of Detail]]
  * [[english:glossary:lidar|LIDAR]]
  * [[english:glossary:lineimage|Line (Image)]]
  * [[englisg:glossary:Linear Alteration]] 
  * [[english:glossary:lineattribute|Line (Attribute Table)]]
  * [[english:glossary:logicaldatamodel|Logical Data Model]]
  * [[english:glossary:longitude|Longitude]]
  * [[english:glossary:loxodrome|Loxodrome]]
===== M =====

  * [[english:glossary:map|Map]]
  * [[english:glossary:mashup|Mashup]]
  * [[english:glossary:mean|Mean and standard deviation (from the Discretization)]]
  * [[english:glossary:metadata|Metadata]]
  * [[english:glossary:meridian|Meridian]]
  * [[english:glossary:map layout|Map layout]]
===== N =====

  * [[english:glossary:naturalbreaks|Natural breaks (as Discretization)]]
  * [[english:glossary:nominal|Nominal (Level of Measure)]]

===== O =====

  * [[english:glossary:ontology|Ontology]]
  * [[english:glossary:ordinal|Ordinal (level of measure)]]
  * [[english:glossary:opensource|Opensource]]
  * [[english:glossary:orthodrome|Orthodrome]]

===== P =====

  * [[english:glossary:panoramic|Panoramic]]
  * [[english:glossary:parallel|Parallel]]
  * [[english:glossary:pixel|Pixel]]
  * [[english:glossary:physicaldatamodel|Physical Data Model]]
  * [[english:glossary:planisphere|Planisphere]]
  * [[english:glossary:point|Point]]
  * [[english:glossary:polygon|Polygon]]
  * [[english:glossary:polyline|Polyline]]
  * [[english:glossary:primarykey|Primary key]]
  * [[english:glossary:processing|Processing]]
  * [[english:glossary:projection|Projection (System of)]]
  * [[english:glossary:property|Property]]
  * [[english:glossary:proprietary|Proprietary]]
===== Q =====

  * [[english:glossary:qualitative_character|Qualitative character]]
  * [[english:glossary:quantitative_character|Quantitative character]]

===== R =====

  * [[english:glossary:rasterformat|Raster (format)]]
  * [[english:glossary:rastermode|Raster (Mode)]]
  * [[english:glossary:record|Record]]
  * [[english:glossary:relationship|Relationship between spatial entities and attribute tables]]
  * [[english:glossary:rdbms|Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)]]
  * [[english:glossary:remotesensing|Remote Sensing]]
  * [[english:glossary:RADAR|RADAR]]
===== S =====

  * [[english:glossary:scale|Scale]]
  * [[english:glossary:scale|Scan]]
  * [[english:glossary:scope|Scope]]
  * [[english:glossary:graphicsemiology|Semiology of Graphics]]
  * [[english:glossary:shape|Shape File (File format)]]
  * [[english:glossary:saas|Software as a Service (Saas)]]
  * [[english:glossary:spatialanalysis|Spatial analysis of data]]
  * [[english:glossary:spatialautocorrelation | Spatial Correlation]]
  * [[english:glossary:sdbms|Spatial Database Management System (SDBMS)]]
  * [[english:glossary:spatialentity|Spatial entity]]
  * [[english:glossary:spatialjoin|Spatial join]]
  * [[english:glossary:spatialquery|Spatial query]]
  * [[english:glossary:spatialresolution|Spatial resolution]]
  * [[english:glossary:spectral signature|Spectral signature]]
  * [[english:glossary:sql|SQL (Standard Query Language)]]
  * [[english:glossary:statisticalvariable|Statistical variable]]
  * [[english:glossary:statistics| Statistics]]
  * [[english:glossary:symbol|Symbol]]
  * [[english:glossary:systemofcoordinates|System of coordinates]]
===== T =====

  * [[english:glossary:texts|Texts]]
  * [[english:glossary:topography|Topography]]

===== U =====

  * [[english:glossary:UTF8|UTF8]]

===== V =====

  * [[english:glossary:vector|Vector (Mode)]]
  * [[english:glossary:visualization|Visualization]]

===== W =====

  * [[english:glossary:waypoint|Waypoint]]
  * [[english:glossary:webmapping|Web mapping]] 
  * [[english:glossary:WFS|WFS Service]]
  * [[english:glossary:WGS84|WGS 84 (World Geodetic System 1984)]]
  * [[english:glossary:WMS|WMS Service]]

===== X =====

===== Y =====

===== Z =====

  * [[english:glossary:zoom|Zoom (tool)]]