An object created using shapes, open or closed paths, composite paths, or text as the basis of a Tiled fill. The tile is repeated across the selected object.
A spatial unit by which data are organized, subdivided, and stored. A tile can be a regular, geometric shape (e.g., corresponding to USGS quadrangle map sheets) or an irregular area, such as state boundaries or watersheds. It is used to subdivide large areas into small, manageable units or subareas.
A coloured (yellow, green, brown, or grey) hexagonal piece of cardstock that companies lay on the map to represent track.
A block of LEDs, typically arranged in a rectangle, which is used as a component of a larger display. Tile size varies by display type.
a single picture that you may place anywhere on your map as often as you like
A panel of geometric shapes (e.g. squares, rectangles, etc).
a spatial partition of a coverage that shares the same set of feature classes with the same definitions as the coverage.
A part of the database in a GIS representing a discrete part of the earths surface. By splitting a study area into tiles, considerable savings in access times and improvements in system performance can be achieved.
A data structure used to build linked lists of rectangles, such as a list of the damaged parts of an interface.
A part of a geographic data base that depicts a specific area of the earth’s surface. Many geographic data bases were in the past arranged in tiles or digital map sheets to enhance computer performance and easy of use. Increasingly geographical data bases are arranged in “seamless†form so that tiles become irrelevant
The spatial unit by which geographic data can be organized, subdivided, and stored in a geographic database.
A shape used in a tessellation. If only one shape is repeated in a tessellation, the tessellation is called a same-tile tessellation.
Element of a tessellation database. Tiles subdivide the area covered by a map and organise the data by location (e.g., counties might be the tiles in a nation-wide database). A tile can be a regular, geometric shape (e.g., a map sheet), or an irregular shape, such as a county boundary. A unit of organisation in a map library.
A subset of a GIS database that contains information about one sub-area of the overall digital map. Tiles are an effective way of dividing a continuous map into units that can be easily created, edited, and analyzed. The terms tile and facet are synonymous.
The spatial unit by which geographic data is organized, subdivided, and stored in a map library. Tiles subdivide the area covered by a map library and organize the library data by location (e.g., counties might be the tiles in a statewide database). A tile can be a regular, geometric shape (e.g., a map sheet), or an irregular shape, such as a county boundary. See also LIBRARIAN.