Mapping science

Mapping science

The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.

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Chart reference

Earth science; Mapping science

The indication, on a hydrographic chart, of the chart or plan of next larger scale for some particular region.

Calibration table

Earth science; Mapping science

A list of calibration corrections or calibrated values.

Cartesian coordinate system

Earth science; Mapping science

A coordinate system consisting of N straight lines (called the axes) intersecting at a common point (called the origin) and determining N-1 distinct, N-1 dimensional hyperplanes. The n-th ...

A device used for measuring short vertical lengths or distances, and consisting of a base, an upright, calibrated bar fixed to the base, and two horizontal microscopes that can be slid up and down ...

Blaze

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A mark made upon a tree trunk at about breast height by cutting out a piece of bark, leaving a flat scar upon the tree's surface. (2) A blaze, in the same sense as (1), with the proviso that a ...

Bx

Earth science; Mapping science

The x-component of the representation, in a photogrammetric model, of the air base the line joining two camera stations.

Boundary line

Earth science; Mapping science

A line separating two regions. In specific cases, the word boundary is sometimes omitted, as in State line; and sometimes the word line is omitted, as in International boundary, county boundary, ...