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Spatial Reference System

A definition for a coordinate system that can be specified using either a WKT or proj4 string. Abbreviated to SRS often

Projection

There are two contexts for this term. a) the process of delineating the climate envelope in a climate scenario using a model and b) an (often incorrect) alias for 'Spatial Reference System'

Model

A definition / set of rules that defined the climatic envelope / ecological niche as identified by an algorithm

Algorithm

A programatic methodology for determining the preferred ecological niche / envelope of a species


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