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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Camera system
Earth science; Mapping science
A camera and all the equipment used with it for taking pictures. A camera system consists, typically, of the camera itself, a range finder, an exposure meter, the photographic film or plates and ...
Isostatic compensation
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) According to the theory of isostasy, the balancing of masses above and below the geoid so that vertical pressure in regions close to the surface is approximately constant regardless of the ...
Lower branch
Earth science; Mapping science
That half of a meridian or celestial meridian which passes from one pole to another and through the antipode or nadir of the observer.
Capital
Earth science; Mapping science
The tools, equipment, buildings, and other constructions that businesses now use to produce goods and services.
Cartographic
Earth science; Mapping science
Associated with cartography; having to do with mapping in a general sense.
Bessel's formulae
Earth science; Mapping science
The formulae for the standard deviation s of a set of N numbers and the standard deviation s a of the average: s = √ ( Σ v²/(N 1)) and s a = √ ( Σ v²/(N 1)N). The v's are deviations from ...
