Difference between revisions of "Glossary"

Revision as of 08:43, 20 September 2013

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ArcGIS

It is a software suite developed by ESRI Inc. IMSMA incorporates the ArcGIS Engine to display the geographical data in the map pane.

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Centroid

The geometric center of a feature. For line, polygon, or three-dimensional features, it is the center of mass (or center of gravity) and may fall inside the feature or outside the feature.

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GICHD

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPS

Global positioning system

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IMSMA

Information Management System for Mine Action

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MINT

Mine action INTelligence tool

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Navigation Window

The IMSMA Navigation window is the main window from which all of IMSMA’s features are accessed. The window contains a menu toolbar, a status bar, and three panes: the country structure pane, map pane, and items pane.

Novetta Solutions

The company currently contracted for IMSMA software development

NTS

Non-Technical Survey

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QA

Quality assurance

QC

Quality control

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Summary Window

A Summary Window displays when you open an object from the IMSMA Navigation window. The Summary Window shows as the term indicate the current state of the object i.e. the result of all Data Entry Forms that builds up the object and furthermore the most important available fields have been selected to be included in the Summary Window. In the toolbar area of the Summary window the number of attachments, number of Data Entry Forms and how many Tasks the object may be included in are shown. You can customise the Summary templates with the Summary Manager found in the Customisation menu.

SHA

Suspected hazardous area

SOP

Standing Operating Procedure

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UXO

unexploded ordnance

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