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- ChromaGraphic quality related to the hue of a colour, it is the degree of intensity of a colour.
- Chromatic AberrationDefects in lens where it results in the failure to focus.
- CIOConventional International Origin
- CIPPCured In-Place Pipe
- Circular Error ProbableMeasure of horizontal precision.
- Circular ModeMarine Positioning based on simultaneous distance observations from two or more known stations using ranging methods.
- Circular PolarizationPolarization of EM wave in which direction of electric field is changed into a rotary manner without changing the strength. Type: 1) Left Hand Circular Polarized 2) Right Hand Circular Polarized
- Circumscribed CircleCircle that passes through the vertices of the polygon the Circumscribed Circle belonged to.
- CL CodeCivil-Long Code
- Clarke 1866 EllipsoidReference ellipsoid used as a basis for North American Datum 1927 (NAD27), it is based on measurements taken in Europe, India, Peru, Russia, and South Africa.
- ClassClass in survey refers to the planned and/or achieved precision in the survey network, affect by: 1) Survey Design 2) Survey Practice 3) Equipment 4) Adjustment/Reduction Method
- ClassesObjects/features/data with similar attributes.
- ClassificationMap Generalization technique where symbols/features/data are ordered/scaled/sorted by attributes.
- Clear understandingClearly understand issues and able to identify the difference with others.
- ClientComputers/Machines in the network that requests data/process.
- Client-Server ArchitectureNetwork architecture where there are Clients request data/processes from Servers, the majority of the processing work will be done on the Client side.
- Client-Server Computing ModelComputing distribution where tasks and/or workloads are distributed between service providers (servers) and service requesters (clients)
- Client-Server Distributed Database SystemDistributed Database System using Client-Server architecture.
- Climatic MapsMap showing geographical distribution of climatic factors (e.g., rainfall) occuring within a set time period.
- ClipGIS operation that can create a new layer of data from an extracted portion, process of selecting features within a defined boundary.
- Clock DriftWhen time between the clocks (oscillators) does not run at the same speed.
- Closed TraverseTraverses that are mathematically closed but can be geometrically opened or closed and must start and end on a point with high order of positional accuracy.
- Closest FacilityAnalysis technique that computes facilities located closest to a selected location based on shortest path.
- Cloud ComputingPractice of using a network of computer servers to store, manage, and process data.
- Cluster AnalysisThe task of organizing a set of objectsin the same group,called a cluster,whose members are more similar (in some sense or another) to each other than to those in other groups (clusters).
- Cluster ToleranceDistance tolerance between vertices, vertices within cluster tolerance are snapped together during validation.
- ClusteringSee description on Unsupervised Classification.
- ClutterUnrelated signals that are different to the target scattering but occur on the same display.
- CM CodeCivil-Moderate Code
- CMASCircular Map Accuracy Standard
- CMGCourse-Made-Good
- CMYKOGCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Orange, Green
- CNSSCompass Navigation Satellite System
- Co-Phase LineLines on tidal charts showing degrees/time units.
- Co-Range LineLines on tidal charts showing amplitudes/heights of tides.
- Coastal Zone Color ScannerParticularly designed to measure the color and temperature of the coastal zones of oceans.
- Code ChipBinary sequence generated from code generator, with amplitude values of +1 or -1.
- Code Division Multiple AccessChannel access technique for use in radio communication.
- Code PhaseMeasurements based on C/A Code,
- Code Tracking LoopFeedback loop used by receivers to generate and match incoming codes from GPS satellites.
- Coefficient MatrixMatrix consisting of coefficients of variables in a set of linear equations.
- CoherenceAble to logically and rationally express comments and ideas.
- Coherent Modulated Carrier WavesWhen two modulated carrier waves reach the same phase angle at exactly the same time.
- CokrigingInterpolation technique that uses secondary variables correlated with primary variable of interest for interpolation, giving a better prediction.
- CollapsingReducing the dimension of a map element (e.g., Line-->Point, Area-->Point, Area-->Line).
- Collimation ErrorType of systematic error, it is the angular difference between the line of sight and the horizontal.
- CollinearityA property of a set of points that lies on a single line.
- Color Space TransformationTo transfer the color from one space system(e.g. RGB) to another color space system(e.g. Intensity-Hue-Saturation) to display the color
- Color TemperatureThe temperature of an blackbody radiates lights of comparable hue to that of the light source.
- Color Vision TheoryThere are two theories explain color vision theory, trichromatic theory of color vision and opponent process of color vision.