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Geographic Information Systems

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a cross-platform GIS application licensed under the GNU General Public License.
9 asked today, 100 this week
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when ArcGIS Desktop is the product and architecture that you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
6 asked today, 43 this week
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A site-package created by Esri to expose ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro) geoprocessing, mapping, etc, to Python.
26 asked this week, 92 this month
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an open source interpreted programming language used in many GIS programs.
34 asked this week, 116 this month
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an extension for the PostgreSQL object-relational database that adds support for geographic objects.
19 asked this week, 55 this month
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a data format consisting of regular grids of values, usually stored in an image-like format.
24 asked this week, 109 this month
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A reference framework consisting of a set of points, lines, and/or surfaces, and a set of rules, used to define the positions of points in space in either two or three dimensions.
13 asked this week, 77 this month
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the main application of ArcGIS for Desktop and the tag for that (arcgis-desktop) should normally be used in preference
23 asked this week, 88 this month
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an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
13 asked this week, 43 this month
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Python bindings for QGIS.
23 asked this week, 77 this month
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A vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. Often referred to as 'an ESRI shapefile', as ESRI developed it.
14 asked this week, 44 this month
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GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) is an open source translator library & set of command-line utilities for processing raster spatial data formats. As a library, it presents a single abstract …
14 asked this week, 58 this month
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when ArcGIS 10.0 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
50 asked this year
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when you are using version 2.x of the OpenLayers JavaScript client toolkit.
6 asked this month, 45 this year
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when ArcGIS 10.1 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
48 asked this year
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Statistical computing language and software environment.
20 asked this week, 75 this month
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when ArcGIS 10.2 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
11 asked this month, 115 this year
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an open source object-relational database system.
6 asked this week, 22 this month
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An Open-Source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly Interactive Maps
13 asked this week, 46 this month
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On a map, a closed shape defined by a connected sequence of x,y coordinate pairs, where the first and last coordinate pair are the same and all other pairs are unique.
8 asked this week, 38 this month
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when ArcGIS for Server is the product you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
18 asked this month, 146 this year
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a set of COM-based APIs from ESRI Inc. that are used in several of their products including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine and ArcGIS Server.
10 asked this month, 105 this year
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a prototype-based, object-oriented scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions.
12 asked this week, 38 this month
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using of the OpenLayers JavaScript client toolkit is 3 or later
5 asked this week, 47 this month
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a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. The data is free, and free of legal and technical restrictions. OpenStreetMap is often shortened to OSM.
7 asked this week, 21 this month
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Software plugins that add functionality to the QGIS package
10 asked this week, 38 this month
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For questions about ArcGIS API for JavaScript 2.x and 3.x. For 4.x use arcgis-javascript-api-4 instead
6 asked this month, 127 this year
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An application of ArcGIS Pro and also of ArcGIS Desktop 10.x that is used to create, edit and manage models within its Geoprocessing Framework
23 asked this month, 234 this year
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when ArcGIS 10.3 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
15 asked this month, 127 this year
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GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a free, open source geographical information system (GIS) specialized in handling raster, topological vector, image processing, and graphic …
21 asked this month, 208 this year
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a geospatial data interchange format based on JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
29 asked this month, 261 this year
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a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet
20 asked this month, 194 this year
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Use for questions about Field Calculators of QGIS, ArcGIS Desktop, etc and their Calculate Field tools
18 asked this month, 235 this year
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Questions seeking data (except commercial) recommendations are usually better asked at the Open Data Stack Exchange
13 asked this month, 113 this year
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Rendering values from attribute tables as text on maps near their feature. For questions about legend labels use the [legend] tag instead.
18 asked this month, 233 this year
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a collection of information. It contains specific elements of a gis in a specific presentation method (e.g raster or vector layer). Layers can be edited separately in order to create indivi…
6 asked this week, 19 this month
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