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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Bedrock
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A hard layer of rock covered by soil, sediment, etc. , and more or less continuous over a large region. It is distinguished from silt, clay, etc. , by being hard, and from sand, pebbles, and ...
Blueline
Earth science; Mapping science
A nonreproducible blue image or outline usually printed photographically on paper or plastic sheeting, and used as a guide for drafting, stripping or layout. Sometimes called blind image.
Mean centre of the moon
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The point at which the Moon's surface is intersected by the lunar radius directed towards the Earth's centre when the Moon is at the mean ascending node and the node coincides with mean apogee or ...
Numerical cadaster
Earth science; Mapping science
A cadaster specifying the boundaries of a region numerically. In particular, a cadaster specifying the boundaries by giving their lengths, directions, and locations with respect to certain ...
Bruns' spheroid
Earth science; Mapping science
The surface defined by the zero-th and second degree terms and a term representing centrifugal force, in the representation of the Earth's gravity potential by a series of Legendre functions.
Choropleth
Earth science; Mapping science
A continuous colour or shading applied to parts of a map other than those parts bounded by isopleths and indicating quantitatively some characteristic of the region depicted.
Building sewer
Earth science; Mapping science
A pipe carrying sewage from the plumbing system of a building to a larger sewer serving several buildings or to a disposal point.
