Glossary

This is a general overview of the terms used when working with and referring to the Tygron Platform.

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3D Visualization: The central, three dimensional, visualization of the project.

ArcGIS: A geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic information, provided by Esri.

Esri: Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute) is an international supplier of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications. The company is headquartered in Redlands, California. See also: http://www.esri.com/

GeoJSON: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoJSON; GeoJSON is an open standard format designed for representing simple geographical features, along with their non-spatial attributes, based on JavaScript Object Notation. The features include points (therefore addresses and locations), line strings (therefore streets, highways and boundaries), polygons (countries, provinces, tracts of land), and multi-part collections of these types. GeoJSON features need not represent entities of the physical world only; mobile routing and navigation apps, for example, might describe their service coverage using GeoJSON. The GeoJSON format differs from other GIS standards in that it was written and is maintained not by a formal standards organization, but by an Internet working group of developers.

Host: A (network) host is a computer or other device connected to a computer network. A network host may offer information resources, services, and applications to users or other nodes on the network. A network host is a network node that is assigned a network layer host address. Network hosts that participate in applications that use the client-server model of computing, such as the Tygron Platform, are classified as server or client systems.

Indicator Weights: The degree to which a stakeholder is concerned about a given theme.
Indicators: A theme or subject with a target which stakeholders can work towards.

Land Transactions: Name of a group of extra options from actions, consisting of "Buy Land" and "Sell Land".

Multi User: Multi User is a mode in the Tygron Platform where two or more users can take actions in the same session at the same time, co-operatively as a team or head-to-head competitively. For this mode at least one client and an admin system are required.

Single User: Single User refers to a particular session mode for the Tygron Platform that is designed to be used by a single person, without collaboration or competition with other users.
Stakeholders: A party with concerns or stakes in a given area or project.