The Digital Landscape Model (DLM) forms part of ATKIS and is based on topographic vector data. The objects represented in the model are structured and identified on the basis of a feature type catalog [..]

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an organization that aims to develop open standards in the field of spatial information. Until 2004, it was called Organization Open GIS Consortium.

The Universal Transversal Mercator Representation UTM is based on the GRS80 reference ellipsoid that best adapts to the earth's surfaces. It is a transversal cylindrical projection and is schedul [..]

EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is a public geostationary navigation overlay service for Europe. GPS and GLONASS based satellites are fed with correction data, which increase [..]

GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent to the US instituted GPS and the European initiative Galileo.

A map is one way of representing spatial knowledge (of geo information). Aside from the mapped content, each map contains a map scale and a legend. Usually, maps also feature a north arrow as well as [..]

A map of land prices features the land sold along with information about the land price. Additional details pertaining to the sales contract and the land price of the reference property assessed by th [..]

Map projection refers to a method of representing a three-dimensional surface (e.g. earth) as a two-dimensional (flat) area (e.g. map). Projections can be classified in terms of equal-area, conformal [..]

The map scale indicates the relationship between distances on a map and the corresponding distances on the earth’s surface expressed as a fraction of a ratio. A 1:5000 scaled map represents the mapped [..]

A map series is a compilation of maps usually having the same cartographic specifications (in terms of form, colours and scale). Official map series published in the Federal Republic of Germany are de [..]