Theory
Desktop
Web
Mobile
Anything
100

Float

Number type containing decimal point

100

ArcGIS Pro

Desktop software used

100

Group

Used to manage data and who can see/access what layers

100

Survey123

Application used to collect data and fill in forms

100

Model Builder

Used to automate workflows in ArcGIS Pro

200

Vector

Coordinate based features represented as Points, Lines or Polygons

200

Definition Query

Used to apply a filter to a layer

200

Web App

An application built using a web map (eg. Ops Map)

200

Trimble Mobile Manager

App used to connect a DGPS to a device

200

Arcade

Expression language to perform mathematical calculations, format text, and evaluate logical statements

300

Decimal Degrees

Unit type for a geographic coordinate system

300

Trace

Tool to draw round the extent of another feature

300

Hosted Feature Layer

A layer where the data is hosted on the Portal/ArcGIS Online

300

Map Package

A file that contains a map and the data referenced by its layers including symbology, pop ups etc.

300

Mosaic

Used to manage, share and display imagery

400

Projection

Used to define how 3D shape is represented on a 2D surface

400

Choropleth

A map showing graduated colours based on the values in a numeric field

400

Experience

File created when building a web app in Experience Builder

400

Repeat

Allows a user to enter multiple records in the same form

400

Parameter

A variable in a tool that needs to be set every time it runs (eg. input file or output location)

500

33S

UTM Zone for Angola

500

Contains

A spatial relationship where one set of features (points) are inside another set of features (polygons)

500

ArcGIS Enterprise

What hosts Portal, servers and services and controls what software is available to users

500

Calculated Expression

An expression to automatically populate a field based on a value in another field or a spatial relationship

500

$feature

Arcade code indicating syntax relating to a feature (eg. a field name)

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