Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Argument of latitude

Earth science; Mapping science

The angle, measured in the orbital plane and at the centre of mass of the attracting body (or at the centre of mass of both bodies), from the ascending node to the orbiting object. The sum of the ...

Horizontal angle

Earth science; Mapping science

An angle between two directed lines in a horizontal plane. Equivalently, the dihedral angle between two planes intersecting in a vertical line. The angles measured on the horizontal circle of a ...

The tendency of a beam of charged particles moving at relativistic speeds to stay narrow and not spread. As the speed of the particles increases, the electrostatic field accompanying the particles ...

Astro Gravimetric Method Of Determining The Geoid

Earth science; Mapping science

A method of determining geoidal heights from deflections of the vertical calculated from gravimetric data, or from a combination of gravimetric and astronomic data.

Alerts

Earth science; Mapping science

A list giving, for specific satellites and for a particular location or locations, the Universal Times at which these satellites will rise or set, the satellites' greatest angles of elevation and ...