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Sunday March 30th 2008
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New to GIS or confused about all that terminology? Browse through these links to find answers to your frequently asked questions about this field.
Glossary from GIS Lounge
Find definitions for GIS and Geography related terminology.
AGI GIS Dictionary (Free Edition)
Nearly 1,000 GIS terms are defined in this dictionary from the Association for Geographic Information.
Dictionary of Abbreviations
If you ever wondered what all those cryptic acronyms meant this is the place to go. Created by Philip Hoehn and Mary Lynette Larsgaard.
ESRI’s GIS Dictionary
Dictionary of GIS terms created by ESRI.
Geography Dictionaries
Geographic dictionaries and glossaries. Compiled by Matt Rosenberg, the Geography Guide at About.com.
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