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Glossary
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Dataset | Is basically the equivalent of a spatial resource. In Orbit, all spatial resources are called Datasets. Datasets contain general properties, a data modeling definition, data, and possible legend and/or labeling specifications. It is either vector data, image data or hybrid. Often referred to as a Layer, however it is more precise to refer a Model to a Layer. |
| EOS | Short for Enterprise Orbit Server. This server software serves spatial resources to be consulted by Orbit clients, such as Orbit GIS or a corporate application. |
| IOS | Short for Internet Orbit Server, the extension to EOS for web publishing using Orbit FlashMap®. |
| Legend | A definition of how a single dataset must be graphically drawn. |
| Resource | A resource is some quantity of data, generally speaking spatial data, that is stored in some place in some way. Most spatial resources are either stored as files in a normal file system, or in servers (RDBMS, OODBMS, internet service or other). Orbit Technology uses Resource Drivers to connect to each format of storage. |
| Resource Drivers | A Resource Driver is an Orbit extension allowing Orbit to read (and optionally write) spatial data in a specific storage format. Orbit comes with a Resource Driver API allowing everyone to develop drivers for any storage format. Orbit GIS is standard equipped with default implementations of this API for a range of popular storage formats. |
| Storage Format | A physical form in which data is stored on disc. |
Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36