Glossaries & Definitions

Basic, simple definitions for GIS concepts and terms can be found in different glossaries and dictionaries:

• GIS Dictionary from Esri
• GIS Dictionary – Geospatial Definition Glossary from GISGeography.com
• Definition List from the UCGIS GIS\&T BoK (University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Geographic Information Science & Technologies Body of Knowledge)

For more detailed descriptions of GIS concepts, encyclopedias and other reference works are useful:

• Body of Knowledge (BoK) from the UCGIS Geographic Information Science & Technologies (GIS\&T)