10 Esri GIS Terms I Need IT Dept To Know

IT Departments seems to be resistant to the new GIS technology because they don’t fully understand our GIS terminology and how it

relates to the IT enterprise architecture.

10 Esri GIS Terms I Need IT Department To Know

1. Enterprise Geodatabase

ArcGIS Enterprise geodatabase is a collection of geographic datasets of various

types held in a multiuser relational DBMS (such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server,

PostgreSQL, Informix, or IBM DB2). (“ArcGIS Help.” Create an Enterprise

Geodatabase—. Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.) http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/geodatabases/create-enterprise-geodatabase.htm

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2. ArcGIS for ServerArcGIS for Server opens your GIS to many types of devices through web services. You can take the

resources you’re familiar with through ArcGIS, such as map documents and geoprocessing models, and

publish them to your server to create GIS web services. The services can be consumed in any

application or device that can make a web service call using HTTP. (“ArcGIS for Server.” What Is ArcGIS

for Server?—Documentation. -. Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

http://server.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/get-started/windows/what-is-arcgis-for-server-.htm

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3. Portal for ArcGIS

Portal for ArcGIS allows you to share maps, applications, and other geographic

information with other people in your organization. The content that you share is

delivered through a website. You can customize the website to fit your

organization’s look and feel. (“Portal for ArcGIS.” What Is Portal for ArcGIS? -.

Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.) http://server.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/what-is-portal-for-arcgis-.htm

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4. ArcGIS Online (AGOL)ArcGIS Online is an online, collaborative web GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps,

scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data. You get access to ready-to-use maps apps, and Esri’s secure

cloud, where you can add items and publish web layers. Because ArcGIS Online is an integral part of the

ArcGIS system, you can use it to extend the capabilities of ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server,

ArcGIS Web APIs, and ArcGIS Runtime SDKs. (“ArcGIS Online Help.” What Is ArcGIS Online?—.

Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/what-is-agol.htm

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5. Single Sign On

Configuring enterprise logins allows members of your organization to sign in to

ArcGIS Online… instead, they can use the login that is already set up within their

enterprise system. (“ArcGIS Online Help.” Set up Enterprise Logins—. Esri.com,

n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/administer/enterprise-logins.htm

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6. Geodatabase SchemaThe database, storage locations, and the database user to be used as the geodatabase administrator

and owner of the geodatabase depending on the database management system (DBMS).

There is a tool called Create Enterprise Geodatabase that will create the Geodatabase Schema and

associated privileges. (“Help.” Create Enterprise Geodatabase—. Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/data-management-toolbox/create-enterprise-geodatabase.htm

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7. Data ConnectionYou can connect to databases from ArcGIS to view, query, and analyze the data they contain. A

database client is required on all machines that connect to a database management system. The

database client release must be compatible with the release of the database management system to

which you are connecting. (“Help.” Database Clients—. Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/databases/database-clients.htm

http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/databases/database-connections-desktop.htm

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8. Map ServicesThe map service is the way that you make maps available to the web using ArcGIS. You’ll make the map

in ArcMap, then publish the map as a service to your ArcGIS Server site. Internet or intranet users can

then use the map service in web applications, ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Online, and other client

applications. (“ArcGIS for Server.” What Is a Map Service?—Documentation (10.3 and 10.3.1). Esri.com,

n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

http://server.arcgis.com/en/server/10.3/publish-services/linux/what-is-a-map-service.htm

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9. ArcGIS Web App

An application program that is stored on a remote server and delivered over the

Internet through a browser interface. Developed through the ArcGIS configurable

template or app and also through the WebApp Builder.

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/create-maps/create-map-apps.htm

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10. ArcGIS Web AdaptorArcGIS Web Adaptor allows ArcGIS for Server to integrate with your existing web server. It is compatible

with IIS and Java EE servers such as WebSphere and WebLogic.

The Web Adaptor is an application that runs in your existing website and forwards requests to your GIS

servers. It polls your site at a regular interval to learn which machines have been added or removed. It

then forwards traffic to only the currently participating machines. (“Installation Guides.” About the ArcGIS

Web Adaptor— (10.4.1). Esri.com, n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2016.)

http://server.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/install/windows/about-the-arcgis-web-adaptor.htm

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