====== 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(r). |
|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. |