Clip
A workflow that keeps only the part of a geometry inside a boundary, often implemented as an intersection.
Category: Operations · Also known as: crop
Definition (expanded)
Clipping is commonly used to crop features to an AOI polygon. Depending on the tool, clip may drop parts outside the AOI or split polygons along the boundary.
Related terms
IntersectionAn operation that returns only the overlap area of two geometries.AOI (Area of Interest)The geographic region you care about, often a polygon or set of polygons used for analysis or ordering data.PolygonA closed area geometry defined by an exterior ring and optional interior rings (holes).