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- Airborne ScanningSee decription on Airborne Remote Sensing.
- AJAXAsynchronous JavaScript and XML
- ALCActive Leakage Control
- AlgorithmProcedure/rule/formula to be followed in calculations for problem-solving.
- AliasingJagged edges in raster images.
- Alignment SheetVisualization Technique (Underground Utility). Where engineering drawings and map/imagery are placed side-by-side to show location and specifics of utilities/facilities/services.
- Alignment StationingEstablishing zero reference point for the survey network for a given project area.
- Alignment SurveySurveys to aid in planning, design, and construction of roads, railways, and utilities (e.g. pipes) to establish linearity within constructs.
- All-roundednessHaving generic and transferable aspects of learning. Attributes: • Effective Communication; • Interpersonal Skills; • Critical Thinking; • CreativeThinking; • Entrepreneurship concepts and ideas.
- AllocationDistribution and assignment of features/resources in network.
- AlmanacData file containing satellite orbit information, transmitted within Navigation Message.
- Along-track ScanningA remote sensing method by means of a line of several fixed sensors which record reflected radiation from the terrain along the satellite's direction of movement, creating scan-line strips that are contiguous or that overlap slightly, thereby producing an image.
- Alternating CurrentElectric current that reverses direction of current at set regular intervals of time.
- AmalgamationAct of combining one or more allotments/properties of land into a single allotment/property.
- Ambient NoiseBackground sound (energy) at a given location.
- AmbiguousData ambiguity suggests interpretation or intention of data cannot be definitive.
- AmplitudeWave Property. Determines the 'Loudness' (energy) of the wave.
- Amplitude ModulationModulation technique on radio waves, which varies the strength of the carrier wave in proportion to another waveform (frequency is constant).
- AnaglyphA pair of superimposed images in complimentary colours (i.e., red and green) that will produce stereo effect when viewed with appropriate hardware.
- Anaglyphic Viewing SystemIn a stereopair images, one photo is porjected through a cyan filter and the other through a red filter.
- Anallatic LensSpecial type of Convex Lens fitted between eyepeice and object glass inside telescope, it is used to reduce stadia constant to zero.
- Analogue ModelsModels based on real world events/occurances.
- Analysis MaskMask that limits analysis of raster data, where cells with no values are considered to be outside of the mask.
- Analytical StereoplotterTo determin the positions in a stereomodel through mathematical simulation of light ray projection.
- AnalyzeTo consider in detail and subjected to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.
- Angle of DepressionAngles below horizontal plane.
- Angle of ElevationAngles above the horizonal plane.
- Angle of InclinationAngle between equatorial plane of Earth and orbital plane of satellite.
- Angular DistortionDistortion to angles displayed on map due to projection and transformation, angles displayed may not reflect reality.
- Angular MisclosureErrors accumulated within the angle during a traverse, should solely consist of random errors in measurements.
- AnisotropySpatial property describing an existince being directionally dependent, where changes in spatial dependency can lead to a change in distance and/or direction between two points.
- Antenna GainPerformance value of antenna's directivity and electrical efficiency.
- Antenna LossEffects due to the efficiency of antenna, available power for radiation, and power applied at antenna terminals.
- Antenna Mismatch LossLoss of power due to mismatch between antenna and transmitter.
- Antenna Reference PointPoint tied to base of antenna from Antenna Phase Centre.
- Antenna SplitterHardware attachment for dividing GPS antenna signal to two receivers.
- Anti-AliasingTechnique for smoothing edges of raster images.
- Anti-SpoofingCode encryption technique used on control access on codes in GPS control units.
- Anywhere FixReceiver's ability to lock without being given a correct beginning position and time.
- APIApplication Programming Interface
- ApogeeA point in orbit where the satellite is the furthest from Earth.
- AppendGIS Operation that creates new objects/layers/data by adding and/or piecing together objects/layers/data.
- Application Programming InterfaceSet functions, procedures, protocols and routines for building software application.
- ApplyRequire students highly appreciate the theories and use them in practical problems.
- AppreciateAppreciate the given knowledge and inspire more ideas
- AquiferWater permeable rock body/layer where groundwater could be stored.
- ARAugmented Reality
- Arbitrary DatumDatum used for small works and is generally not related to a set reference system.
- Arbitrary NorthNorth directionality as defined by user without reference to any coordinate system.
- ArcLine feature formed from a series of interconnected points.