Geographic Information Systems

Tags

A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.

Show all tag synonyms
Popular Name New
QGIS is a cross-platform GIS application licensed under the GNU General Public License.
40208 questions
12 asked today, 69 this week
when ArcGIS Desktop is the product you are using but also tag for the application (ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap) that you are using.
20934 questions
5 asked this week, 27 this month
Python is an open source interpreted programming language used in many GIS programs.
11900 questions
13 asked this week, 61 this month
A site-package created by Esri to expose ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro) geoprocessing, mapping, etc, to Python.
10534 questions
9 asked this week, 23 this month
Raster is a data format consisting of regular grids of values, usually stored in an image-like format.
9829 questions
6 asked today, 13 this week
PostGIS is an extension for the PostgreSQL object-relational database that adds support for geographic objects.
9293 questions
5 asked this week, 31 this month
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. This tag also refers…
8242 questions
8 asked this week, 39 this month
ArcMap is the former flagship application of ArcGIS Desktop and the tag for that (arcgis-desktop) should also be added for any questions about its GUI
7699 questions
5 asked this week, 19 this month
Python bindings for QGIS.
7427 questions
11 asked this week, 52 this month
GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) is an open source translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats.
6101 questions
7 asked this week, 31 this month
GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit Geospatial data.
5790 questions
6 asked this week, 31 this month
Statistical computing language and software environment.
5768 questions
10 asked this week, 37 this month
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.
5541 questions
16 asked this month, 229 this year
Google's cloud computing platform for geospatial data & analysis at earthengine.google.com.
5488 questions
13 asked this week, 76 this month
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.
4424 questions
8 asked this week, 22 this month
for questions specific to the 3.x series of QGIS.
4363 questions
27 asked this month, 373 this year
PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system.
4141 questions
19 asked this month, 232 this year
An Open-Source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly Interactive Maps
4118 questions
20 asked this month, 197 this year
Use when your question is about one of the versions of the ArcGIS Pro application of ArcGIS Desktop
3655 questions
15 asked this week, 66 this month
Use when the version you are using of the OpenLayers JavaScript client toolkit is 3 or later
3595 questions
13 asked this month, 188 this year
when ArcGIS 10.0 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
3567 questions
2 asked this year
JavaScript is a prototype-based, object-oriented scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions.
3380 questions
70 asked this year
when you are using the DEPRECATED version 2.x of the OpenLayers JavaScript client toolkit.
3295 questions
2 asked this year
OpenStreetMap is 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.
3196 questions
16 asked this month, 163 this year
when ArcGIS 10.1 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
3077 questions
2 asked this year
Software plugins that add functionality to the QGIS package
2986 questions
7 asked this week, 27 this month
when ArcGIS 10.2 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
2960 questions
5 asked this year
when ArcGIS for Server is the product you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
2734 questions
30 asked this year
GeoJSON is a geospatial data interchange format based on JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
2613 questions
13 asked this month, 165 this year
ArcObjects is 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.
2472 questions
13 asked this year
allows you to perform calculations on the basis of existing attribute values or defined functions in QGIS, ArcGIS, etc.
2453 questions
7 asked this month, 146 this year
A geometric element defined by a pair of x,y coordinates.
2338 questions
22 asked this month, 170 this year
A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet
2310 questions
10 asked this month, 137 this year
Rendering values from attribute tables as text on maps near their feature. For questions about legend labels use the [legend] tag instead.
2292 questions
5 asked this week, 16 this month
The ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript was formerly known as the ArcGIS API for JavaScript
2269 questions
56 asked this year
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 …
2248 questions
8 asked this month, 88 this year
1
2 3 4 5
…
94

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.