GIS Glossaries

There are many online glossaries of GIS terms and acronyms. We recommend you compare the definitions from three sources to get a comprehensive idea of what the term means.

• Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in GIS, Cartography, and Remote Sensing—University of California at Berkeley
• ESRI Online GIS Dictionary
• FGDC Glossary—most terms are from the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (FIPS 173)
• Geographer's Craft Glossary—University of Colorado at Boulder
• GIS Data Depot Helpdesk Glossary
• Glossaire SIG—French-language glossary from ESRI-France
• Glossary of Cartographic Terms—Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin
• Norm's GIS Glossary—especially strong in datums and map projections